RG ST 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Tim Chiou, Feng Shui, Amy Smart
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(2008) amy smart, tim chiou, dennis chan. On the full moon of the seventh moon the gates of hell open and the dead invade the world. Newlyweds try to survive the night in a remote chinese village that is haunted by malicious spirits. This is a cheesy remake of the blair witch project in a chinese setting. Ancestor cults what the living do for the dead: burial. 1. feng shui of tomb: ancestor tablet, communal death rites: offerings, sacrifices three souls. Possible link to three souls of zoroastrianism hun soul. Record of family solidarity homologies between 3 souls/ social relationships. Between citizens and powerless outsiders, criminals (p"o) huai soul. Arrested at death by spirit police (tu-ti) Details of journey date from 3rd c. ce. (same time frame as tibetan buddhism) periodic observances. 1. lamps lit by stream beds (1st month after entombing: annuel worship: 5 days around new year protection against p"o souls. Avoidance of homes gods, ghosts and ancestors.
