Falun Gong : spiritual warfare and martyrdom

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Falun Gong : spiritual warfare and martyrdom

Title remainder

spiritual warfare and martyrdom

Statement of responsibility

James R. Lewis

Creator

• Lewis, James R

Subject

• Falun Gong (Organization)
• Li, Hongzhi, 1951-
• Political persecution -- China

Language

eng

Summary

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

Member of

• Cambridge elements

Cataloging source

UkCbUP

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

• Elements in religion and violence
• Cambridge elements