Ping, Hu,

The Falungong Phenomenon. Hu Ping. - China Rights Forum, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 201, Institutions, 1522-3256; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. 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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Falun Gong


Communism and Confucianism
Communism and religion
Freedom of religion
Freedom of religion--China


China--Politics and government
China--Religion
China--Social conditions

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