The Falungong Phenomenon. Hu Ping.
by Ping, Hu; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 201Institutions. Publisher: China Rights Forum, 2003ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): China -- Politics and government | China -- Religion | China -- Social conditions | Communism and Confucianism | Communism and religion | Falun Gong | Freedom of religion | Freedom of religion -- ChinaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "One follower describes Falungong as providing structure to daily life, as well as an opportunity to make friends and develop conduits for mutual assistance, spiritual support and encouragement. Falungong provided a sense of meaning and belonging to people who felt frustrated, lost, lonely and impotent in a society roiling with change, suffused with materialism and devoid of morality." (CHINA RIGHTS FORUM) The author "examines the popular appeal of Falungong, and the reasons why the Chinese government has chosen to treat it as a threat."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Falungong Phenomenon, Dec. 2003; pp. 10-27.
"One follower describes Falungong as providing structure to daily life, as well as an opportunity to make friends and develop conduits for mutual assistance, spiritual support and encouragement. Falungong provided a sense of meaning and belonging to people who felt frustrated, lost, lonely and impotent in a society roiling with change, suffused with materialism and devoid of morality." (CHINA RIGHTS FORUM) The author "examines the popular appeal of Falungong, and the reasons why the Chinese government has chosen to treat it as a threat."
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