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Note novels are short classical Chinese novels that center on the activities of characters and narrate human affairs or strange stories in the form of casual notes. They are one of the basic types of novels in the Tang and Five Dynasties. They include two categories: ghost novels with ghosts and spirits as the theme, and anecdotal novels with human activities as the center. The traditional patriarchal religion, witchcraft culture, Buddhism, Taoism, folk religion and other religious cultures of the Tang and Five Dynasties had a profound impact on the creation of notebook novels. On the basis of examining the current research status of notebook novels, this book systematically sorts out the concept, collection scope, and research history of notebook novels. It also uses the method of religious studies to comprehensively interpret the notebook novels of the Tang and Five Dynasties from the perspective of religious culture and religious narrative, reveals the religious psychological mechanism of their creation, restores the essence of religious narratives in novels, and makes a positive and useful exploration and attempt to understand and grasp the notebook novels of the Tang and Five Dynasties from multiple perspectives.