| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 291 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : Qigong, Falun Gong, and the crisis of the post-Mao state -- A history for Falun Gong -- The creation and evolution of Qigong -- The life and times of Li Hongzhi in China, 1952-1995 -- Falun Gong outside of China : fieldwork among diaspora practitioners -- David meets Goliath : the conflict between Falun Gong and the Chinese State -- Conclusion: Unpacking contexts |
| Summary |
In 1999, 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners gathered outside Zhongnanhai, the guarded compound where China's highest leaders live and work, in a day-long peaceful protest of police brutality against fellow practitioners in the neighboring city of Tianjin. This book explains what Falun Gong is and where it came from |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Falun Gong (Organization)
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| SUBJECT |
Falun Gong (Organization) fast |
| Subject |
Qi gong -- Political aspects -- China
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Religion and state -- China
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Communism and religion -- China
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RELIGION -- Eastern.
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Religion and state
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Communism and religion
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199716371 |
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0199716374 |
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9781435642300 |
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1435642309 |
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9780195329056 |
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0195329058 |
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