Falun gong : the end of days / Maria Hsia Chang.
Falun gong : the end of days / Maria Hsia Chang.
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New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c 2004.
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N322.10951/ 1
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English
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Physical content
x, 188 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. A Religious Sect Defies the State -- 2. Chinese Religions and Millenarian Movements -- 3. Falun Gong: Beliefs and Practices -- 4. The State vs. Falun Gong -- 5. The Persecution of Other Faiths.
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Publisher
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c 2004.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c 2004.
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"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...
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Falun gong : the end of days / Maria Hsia Chang.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-181) and indexes.
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c 2004.
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N322.10951/ 1
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74VK2M5ra64b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2M5ra64b
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ISBN
0300102275 (alk. paper)
9780300102277 (alk. paper)
DDC
322.10951
MMS ID
991017967159702626
