Enlightened martyrdom

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When it became evident that the People's Republic of China (PRC) was on the verge of banning the Falun Gong movement, Li Hongzhi, the movement's founder, and his family escaped China, relocating permanently in the United States. Subsequently, the dramatic crackdown on Falun Gong in 1999 made international headlines. From the safety of his new home, Master Li encouraged his followers left behind in the PRC to vigorously demonstrate against the Chinese government, even if it meant imprisonment or even death. Further, Master Li actively discourages his followers from telling outsiders about his esoteric teachings; rather, he explicitly directs them to say that Falun Gong is just a peaceful spiritual exercise group being persecuted by the PRC. Not only has Falun Gong succeeded in propagating their side of the story in the media but the group will vigorously protest any news story that disagrees with their point of view. In more recent years, Falun Gong has attempted to silence critical scholars, including two of the contributors to the present volume. Enlightened Martyrdom: The Hidden Side of Falun Gong provides a comprehensive overview of Falun Gong: the movement's background, history, beliefs and practices. But whereas prior treatments have generally tended to downplay Falun Gong's 'dark side, ' in Enlightened Martyrdom, we have made an effort to include treatments of the less palatable aspects of this movement.

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Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 08 oktober 2019

Aantal pagina's: 276

Hoofdauteur: Huang Chao

Hoofdredacteur: Huang Chao

Tweede Redacteur: James R Lewis

Hoofduitgeverij: Equinox Publishing Ltd

Verpakking breedte: 155 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 233 mm

Verpakking lengte: 233 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 839 g

EAN: 9781781794999

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