{"product_id":"the-religion-of-falun-gong-benjamin-penny-9780226655017","title":"The Religion of Falun Gong","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Religion of Falun Gong\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Religion of Falun Gong\u003c\/i\u003e opens a revealing window into the nature and future of contemporary China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Penny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226655016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226655017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2012 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012","brand":"Benjamin Penny","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086421569791,"sku":"9780226655017","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c59c7f9-e0fd-42d5-9316-b4d82318859c.jpg?v=1769094578","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-religion-of-falun-gong-benjamin-penny-9780226655017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}