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1 The Execution of Wang Weiqin 1 2 The Laws of Punishment in Late Imperial China 35 3 The Origins of Lingchi and Problems of Its Legitimacy 68 4 Lingchi in the Ming Dynasty 97 5 Tormenting the Dead 122 6 Chinese Torture in the Western Mind 152 7 Misreading Lingchi 203 8 Georges Bataille's Interpretation 222 9 Lingering On 243 Notes 253 Bibliography 291 Index 313