Heresy

The formal denial or doubt of a core doctrine of the orthodox belief system, in this context, presenting unorthodox interpretations challenging Confucian state ideology.

Zhu Fangdan Case
  1. Zhu Fangdan Case
  2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1682 (21st year of Kangxi reign))
  3. Key Figures: Zhu Fangdan (self-proclaimed sage, healer, and author), Wang Hongxu (Left Censor-in-chief who impeached him), Gu Qihong (chief disciple)
  4. Case Tags: Heresy;Sedition;Witchcraft;Literary Inquisition