Enchanted revolution ghosts, shamans, and gender politics in Chinese Communist propaganda, 1942-1953 Ghosts, shamans, and gender politics in Chinese Communist propaganda, 1942-1953 Kang, Xiaofei Ph.D creator author. text bibliography History nyu 2023 monographic eng print regular print xiii, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm "The theoretical, methodological, and comparative frameworks for the discussion of religion, gender, and revolutionary propaganda in China. It then places this discussion in the historical context of wartime Communist headquarters of Yan'an, where the Party launched its first mass campaign against superstition in 1944-45. The campaign illustrates how Mao's mass-line principle compelled propaganda workers to engage with the rural culture in order to create new meanings from old knowledge"-- Introduction. The red, the green, and the white -- The campaigns. A time to heal or a time to kill ; From loafers to labor heroes ; Model doctors and the wonder of science -- The stories. Catching the "red-shoed demoness" ; An enemy to rise or an enemy to fall ; A different place, a different direction -- The magnum opus. Saving the ghosts, saving the people ; Conclusion. Xiaofei Kang. Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-272) and index. AAS: Joseph Levenson Prizes, 2025 a-cc--- China Cultural policy 20th century China Social life and customs 20th century Propaganda China History 20th century Communism and religion China History 20th century China Politics and government 1937-1945 Occultism China History 20th century Yan'an Rectification Movement, 1942-1945 China Religion History 20th century Yan'an (China) History 20th century Propagande Chine Histoire 20e siècle Chine Politique et gouvernement 1937-1945 Occultisme Chine Histoire 20e siècle Chine Religion Histoire 20e siècle Communism and religion Cultural policy Occultism Politics and government Propaganda Religion China 1900-1999 fast DS775.2 .K355 2023 951.04 Enchanted revolution Kang, Xiaofei. New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2023 (DLC) 2022058194 (OCoLC)1375457915 9780197654477 0197654479 9780197654491 2022058193 DLC 221202 20250418142145.0 in00005692391 eng