Nüqing Guilü — Ghost Law as Religious Jurisprudence
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 16_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_I_v2_4.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Nüqing Guilü — Ghost Law as Religious Jurisprudence
Section titled “Layer 1: Nüqing Guilü — Ghost Law as Religious Jurisprudence”Source file:
16_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_I_v2_4.md
Chinese: 女青鬼律
Class: CELESTIAL-MASTERS LAW / DEMONOLOGY / TABOO
Source state: DAOZANG TEXT IDENTIFIED; secondary summaries and partial transcription accessible
The work combines:
- named classes of ghosts/demons;
- epidemic beings;
- spirit descriptions;
- methods of identifying/controlling them;
- rules for Daoist adherents;
- punishments for violations.
A surviving section announces a body of twenty-two regulations governing Daoist adherents and connects breach with celestial/spirit punishment.
Research importance
Section titled “Research importance”This is not merely a “spell book.” It models the spirit world as a jurisdiction governed by law, with the priest/adherent embedded in a celestial bureaucracy.
Next philological task
Section titled “Next philological task”Retrieve the complete Daozang fascicles and tabulate all twenty-two rules: Chinese text → literal translation → prohibited act → celestial penalty → ritual remedy.