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Falun Gong James R. Lewis (Universitetet i Tromso, Norway)

Falun Gong By James R. Lewis (Universitetet i Tromso, Norway)

Summary

This volume focuses on the formation of Falun Gong, and Li Hongzhi's teachings about 'spiritual warfare', and how these have motivated practitioners to deliberately seek brutalization and martyrdom.

Falun Gong Summary

Falun Gong: Spiritual Warfare and Martyrdom by James R. Lewis (Universitetet i Tromso, Norway)

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.

Falun Gong Reviews

'The book will be of interest to scholars studying the pay-offs of martyrdom, as well as Sinologists and researchers of new religious movements. The most appreciative readers may be investigative journalists delving into the hidden side of Falun Gong. That is because Lewis has a captivating style and invites the question of what other secrets Falun Gong may be hiding.' Heather Kavan, Nova Religio

Additional information

GOR013233680
9781108445658
1108445659
Falun Gong: Spiritual Warfare and Martyrdom by James R. Lewis (Universitetet i Tromso, Norway)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
20180503
102
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