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I wouldn't have compared western ghosts with these familial ghosts in the way he has. He claims that unlike western ghosts these familial ghosts attack out of necessity and not pure devilishness and malice. That might be true for familial ghosts but not ghosts in general, neither to western ghosts simply attack, in fact, usually they don't attack at all.

Why did that one woman state that Little Gods have no power when this one here apparently can cure sickness with charms?

Deeified ghosts... hm, that sounds familiar, and luckily is actually interesting.

What he quotes here about chinese people honoring the widow sounds like Qing empire propaganda than actual reality, he states later himself that remarrying was connected with significant downsides for the widow in question.
And he once quotes a "Von Möllendorf", does he mean Paul von Möllendorf who later worked for the Korean king?

There is really no justification here for having dead sons having adopted sons but not women, even quotes only state that this is the proper way.

I remember this spirit marriage custome from Marry my Dead Body.

So ancestors don't bring sickness to people but ghosts who aren't offered to do.

The Great Saint Equal to Heaven? Is that supposed to be the monkey king? If yes, that would be really ironic.

divine guardians... gosh I hope this chapter is better than the ones before.