God Making in China: Notes Toward a Theory of Deification
Some religious leaders tend to gravitate towards claims of increasingly greater holiness. This sometimes results in the assumption of explicitly prophetic roles or in more extreme cases, claims of divinity. The present paper discusses the apotheosis of Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong. Although...
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2022
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Temenos
Year: 2022, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-65 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Li, Hongzhi 1951-
/ China
/ Apotheosis
/ Theory
/ Social process
/ Succession
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion AZ New religious movements KBM Asia NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Deification
B Falun Gong B Frederick Lenz B China B Li Hongzhi B Apotheosis B Divinization B li hongzhi B New Religions |
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| 520 | |a Some religious leaders tend to gravitate towards claims of increasingly greater holiness. This sometimes results in the assumption of explicitly prophetic roles or in more extreme cases, claims of divinity. The present paper discusses the apotheosis of Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong. Although a comprehensive theory of divinization remains elusive, some general points can be made. First, we argue that any effort to theorize deification must include the observation that it is a process that arises in the context of social interaction between leader and followers rather than exclusively within the psyche of the leader, a point which has sometimes been missed in previous analyses. Second, divinization is a gradual process, with claims of divinity typically being amplified over time. Third, one must consider that divinization typically takes place within social spaces more or less set apart from the larger society, with group dynamics that facilitate deification. Fourth, divinization can be a strategy for coping with external threats like critical outsiders and repression. Finally, we argue that any effort to understand deification needs to consider the wider cultural and religious context. ‘God’ is a polythetic term, and divinization may therefore take on many different forms. | ||
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