For instance, "Kinji" (a collection of literary works in Chinese history) written in the Warring States Period (in China) before common era states that according to 'shokonhen' (the section of soul summoning rite) of Sogyoku, the rite was performed to bring back the soul of Kutsugen (a Chinese scholar-official), who was pursued and killed by the villain even though he had no fault, so that his soul won't wonder around.
たとえば紀元前の戦国時代(中国)の『楚辞』には宋玉の「招魂篇」では罪なく奸人に追われて死んだ屈原を偲び、その魂の離散を恐れ、呼び戻す為に行われている。