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- catalog abstract ""The world first took notice of a religious group called Falun Gong on April 25, 1999, when more than 10,000 of its followers protested before the Chinese Communist headquarters in Beijing. In Falun Gong, Maria Hsia Chang investigates events in the wake of the demonstration: Beijing's condemnation of the group as a Western, anti-Chinese force and doomsday cult, the sect's continued defiance, and the nationwide campaign that resulted in the incarceration and torture of many Falun Gong faithful." "Maria Hsia Chang discusses the Falun Gong's beliefs, including their ideas on cosmology, humanity's origin, karma, reincarnation, UFOs, and the coming apocalypse. She balances an account of the Chinese government's case against the sect with an evaluation of the credibility of those accusations. Describing China's long history of secret societies that initiated powerful uprisings and sometimes overthrew dynasties, she explains the Chinese government's brutal treatment of the sect. And she concludes with a chronicle of the ongoing persecution of religious groups in China - of which Falun Gong is only one of many - and the social conditions that breed the popular discontent and alienation that spawn religious millenarianism."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13049644.
- catalog coverage "China Religion 20th century.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""The world first took notice of a religious group called Falun Gong on April 25, 1999, when more than 10,000 of its followers protested before the Chinese Communist headquarters in Beijing. In Falun Gong, Maria Hsia Chang investigates events in the wake of the demonstration: Beijing's condemnation of the group as a Western, anti-Chinese force and doomsday cult, the sect's continued defiance, and the nationwide campaign that resulted in the incarceration and torture of many Falun Gong faithful." "Maria Hsia Chang discusses the Falun Gong's beliefs, including their ideas on cosmology, humanity's origin, karma, reincarnation, UFOs, and the coming apocalypse. She balances an account of the Chinese government's case against the sect with an evaluation of the credibility of those accusations. Describing China's long history of secret societies that initiated powerful uprisings and sometimes overthrew dynasties, she explains the Chinese government's brutal treatment of the sect. And she concludes with a chronicle of the ongoing persecution of religious groups in China - of which Falun Gong is only one of many - and the social conditions that breed the popular discontent and alienation that spawn religious millenarianism."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "A religious sect defies the state -- Chinese religions and millenarian movements -- Falun Gong: beliefs and practices -- The State vs. Falun Gong -- The persecution of other faiths.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-181) and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 188 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0300102275 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press,".
- catalog spatial "China Religion 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "China.".
- catalog subject "322/.1/0951 22".
- catalog subject "BP605.F36 C47 2004".
- catalog subject "Communism and religion China.".
- catalog subject "Falun Gong (Organization)".
- catalog tableOfContents "A religious sect defies the state -- Chinese religions and millenarian movements -- Falun Gong: beliefs and practices -- The State vs. Falun Gong -- The persecution of other faiths.".
- catalog title "Falun Gong : the end of days / Maria Hsia Chang.".
- catalog type "text".