Falun Gong: spiritual warfare and martyrdom
Falun Gong, founded by Li Hongzhi in 1992, attracted international attention in 1999 after staging a demonstration outside government offices in Beijing. It was subsequently banned. Followers then created a number of media outlets outside China focused on protesting the PRC's attack on the ...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Elements in religion and violence
Cambridge elements |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Sect
/ Falun Gong
/ Religious policy
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| Further subjects: | B
Falun Gong (Organization)
B Political persecution (China) B Political persecution ; China B Li, Hongzhi (1951-) B Li, Hongzhi ; 1951- |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Falun Gong, founded by Li Hongzhi in 1992, attracted international attention in 1999 after staging a demonstration outside government offices in Beijing. It was subsequently banned. Followers then created a number of media outlets outside China focused on protesting the PRC's attack on the 'human rights' of practitioners. This volume focuses on Falun Gong and violence. Though the author notes accusations of how Chinese authorities have abused and tortured practitioners, the volume will focus on Li Hongzhi's teachings about 'spiritual warfare', and how these teachings have motivated practitioners to deliberately seek brutalization and martyrdom |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 May 2018) |
| ISBN: | 1108564550 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781108564557 |