Subject: Magic / Level: [40] File - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/31/38
Title:: 受戒金語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 受戒金語 [shoujie jinyu]. External cover title: 受戒天機秘語 [shoujie tianji miyu]. Magic for the ordination disciple, including: ‘give the armies,’ ‘conceive the spirit-baby,’ ‘meeting with the deities,’ ‘open the eyes of the novice,’ ‘shoot [cleanse] the boy,’ ‘give the tools ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1882-1942
Extent:: 29 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/32/12
Title:: 一本會聖勅壇宿啟科
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 一本會聖勅壇宿啟科 [yiben huisheng chitan suqi ke]. Compilation of three texts: Huisheng: Text to open the ceremony. Chitan: Instructions to collect the 10 Bad Spirits. Suqi:The magic to make the deities to be born into this world (a magic book arranges ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 58 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/32/25
Title:: 一本斎亡金語
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 一本斎亡金語 [yiben zhaiwang jinyu]. External cover title: 一本斎亡天機 [yiben zhaiwang tianji]. Magic to be used in the primary death rituals to send the dead to the Purgatory. Includes some money for the dead so they do not make problems for the living. Extent and format of ori...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 14 Aug 1945
Extent:: 25 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/32/26
Title:: 謝境科一卷
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 謝境科一卷 [xiejing ke yijuan]. Magic to resolve problems with the Yam Yang Zhai Deities of the Hunters. Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 46 folios. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 光緒十八年壬辰年六月二十八日抄完.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 21 Jul 1892
Extent:: 23 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/32/27
Title:: 大斎良緣秘語
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: 大斎良緣秘語 [Dazhai liangyuan miyu]. Big magic to make the altars for the Nyok Kaeng Maeng Yang ceremony. Altars become gold-silver-copper, house, rice field, garden, fruit tree...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1820-1880
Extent:: 118 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/32/28
Title:: 清醮秘語一本
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 清醮秘語一本 [qingjiao miyu yiben]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Date(s) claimed in the manuscript: 乙巳歲七月初九抄畢. Calendar note: Stem-branches system or 60-years cycle: Two...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1845-1905
Extent:: 50 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/32/29
Title:: 斎秘笈亡秘
Scope & Content:: Title of the first text: 斎秘笈亡秘 [zhai miji wangmi]. External cover title: 大斎良緣秘語 [dazhai liangyuan miyu]. Big magic to make the altars for the Nyok Kaeng Maeng Yang ceremony. Altars become gold-silver-copper, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. This magic recreates the ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 30 Apr 1907
Extent:: 26 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/32/32
Title:: 一本洪恩貢延紅樓秘語
Scope & Content:: External cover title and title of the first text: 一本洪恩貢延紅樓秘語 [yiben hong'en gongyan honglou miyu]. Compilation of three texts: Gong yan, Hong en Hong lou. Gong yan: Magic to build the altars in this side and the Otherworld for the Tjeang Daeh. The altars are transformed into wealth, fruitful la...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 1848-1908
Extent:: 63 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/32/33
Title:: [設醮科]
Scope & Content:: This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript. Title of the first text: [設醮科] [[shejiao ke]]. Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Extent and format of original material: ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 30 Jul 1882
Extent:: 58 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1126/1/32/35
Title:: 一本金盆秘語
Scope & Content:: External cover title: 一本金盆秘語 [yiben jinpen miyu ]. Magic to rescue the soul or Deities sent by hostile sorcerer to various areas (eg. Spirit-side, Deep Forest, Purgatory, River) Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 68 folios.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chinese
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 34 TIFF images

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