孔飞力教授的《叫魂》一书以1768年中国盛行的妖术为切入点,剖析了中国封建王朝的政治权力结构,揭露了乾隆盛世之下中国社会所存在的问题,并分别对三个社会阶层的心理状态进行了细微的探讨。在妖术恐慌笼罩的巨大阴影下,虽然社会各阶层在看待叫魂事件时会产生不同的想法和反应,但是它所折射的问题是一致的,这个问题也隐藏于中国各个封建王朝之中,即官僚机制的弊病对各个社会阶层的抑制。 Prof. Kong Fei Li’s book called “Soul” started with the witchcraft prevailing in China in 1768 and analyzed the political power structure of the feudal dynasty in China, exposing the problems existing in Chinese society under Qianlong’s prosperous life and separately analyzing the three social Psychological status of the class conducted a subtle discussion. Under the tremendous shadow of the monstrous panic, although all walks of life in society have different ideas and reactions when they view the event of soul-calling, the problems it reflects are the same. This issue is also hidden in various feudal dynasties in China. That is, the ills of the bureaucracy are inhibiting all social strata.