000455285 000__ 03200cam\a2200445Ia\4500 000455285 001__ 455285 000455285 005__ 20210513160421.0 000455285 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000455285 007__ cr\cnu---unuuu 000455285 008__ 130227s2012\\\\ilu\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000455285 019__ $$a786276929$$a787846543 000455285 020__ $$a9780226655024 (electronic bk.) 000455285 020__ $$a0226655024 (electronic bk.) 000455285 020__ $$z9780226655017 000455285 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn780446647 000455285 035__ $$a(OCoLC)780446647 000455285 035__ $$a455285 000455285 040__ $$aN$T$$cN$T$$dEBLCP$$dMHW$$dYDXCP$$dIDEBK$$dE7B$$dCDX$$dWAU$$dOCLCQ 000455285 043__ $$aa-cc--- 000455285 049__ $$aISEA 000455285 050_4 $$aBP605.F36$$bP46 2012eb 000455285 08204 $$a299.5/1$$223 000455285 1001_ $$aPenny, Benjamin. 000455285 24514 $$aThe religion of Falun Gong$$h[electronic resource] /$$cBenjamin Penny. 000455285 260__ $$aChicago ;$$aLondon :$$bThe University of Chicago Press,$$cc2012. 000455285 300__ $$a1 online resource (xiii, 262 p.) 000455285 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000455285 5050_ $$aWhat is Falun Gong? -- The history of Falun Gong, 1992-99 -- The lives of Master Li -- Spiritual anatomy, cosmos, and history -- Cultivation -- Steps to consummation -- Epilogue: Transformations. 000455285 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000455285 520__ $$a"In July 1999, a mere seven years after the founding of the religious movement known as the Falun Gong, the Chinese government banned it. Falun Gong is still active in other countries, and its suppression has become a primary concern of human rights activists and is regularly discussed in dealings between the Chinese government and its Western counterparts. But while much has been written on Falun Gong's relation to political issues, no one has analyzed in depth what its practitioners actually believe and do. The Religion of Falun Gong Gong remedies that omission, providing the first serious examination of Falun Gong teachings. Benjamin Penny argues that in order to understand Falun Gong, one must grasp the beliefs, practices, and texts of the movement and its founder, Li Hongzhi. Contextualizing Li's ideas in terms of the centuries-long Chinese tradition of self-cultivation and the cultural world of 1980s and '90s China--particularly the upwelling of biospiritual activity and the influx of translated works from the Western New Age movement--Penny shows how both have influenced Li's writings and his broader view of the cosmos. An illuminating look at this controversial movement, The Religion of Falun Gong opens a revealing window into the nature and future of contemporary China"--Provided by publisher. 000455285 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000455285 61020 $$aFalun Gong (Organization) 000455285 651_0 $$aChina$$xReligious life and customs$$y20th century. 000455285 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 000455285 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aPenny, Benjamin.$$tReligion of Falun Gong.$$dChicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, c2012$$z9780226655017$$w(DLC) 2011032780$$w(OCoLC)748290759 000455285 8520_ $$bacq 000455285 85280 $$bebk$$hEBSCOhost 000455285 85640 $$3EBSCOhost$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=439853$$zOnline Access 000455285 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:455285$$pGLOBAL_SET 000455285 980__ $$aEBOOK 000455285 980__ $$aBIB 000455285 982__ $$aEbook 000455285 983__ $$aOnline 000455285 994__ $$a92$$bISE 000455285 999__ $$z634975575660357821