Qigong fever: body, science, and utopia in China
Introduction -- The birth of modern qigong, 1949-64 -- Political networks and the formation of the qigong sector -- The grandmasters -- Qigong scientism -- Qigong fever -- Controversy and crisis -- Control and rationalisation -- Militant qigong: the emergence of Falungong -- Falungong challenges to...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Palmer, David A., Qigong Fever: Body, Science, and Utopia in China] (2007) (Phillips, Mary)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Qi gong
/ History 1949-1964
B China / Qi gong / Body / Physical culture B Zhong guo gong chan dang / Health policy / Religious policy / Falun Gong |
| Further subjects: | B
Qi gong
B Breathing Exercises China B Qi gong Political aspects B Religion and Medicine China B Qi gong Social aspects B Breathing Exercises B Medicine, Chinese Traditional B Falun gong exercises B History, 20th Century China B Medicine, Chinese Traditional China B Politics China B Politics (China) |
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| Summary: | Introduction -- The birth of modern qigong, 1949-64 -- Political networks and the formation of the qigong sector -- The grandmasters -- Qigong scientism -- Qigong fever -- Controversy and crisis -- Control and rationalisation -- Militant qigong: the emergence of Falungong -- Falungong challenges to the CCP -- Epilogue: The collapse of the Qigong movement -- Conclusion -- Appendix: On the sources used for this study |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-344) and index |
| ISBN: | 0231140665 |