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The Religion Of Falun Gong
''The Religion of Falun Gong'' is a 2012 nonfiction book by Benjamin Penny, published by the University of Chicago Press, that discusses the Falun Gong's belief system. The publisher stated that sources often did not include much analysis of Falun Gong beliefs but instead examined the group's political factors. Penny's main argument is that Falun Gong functions as a religion even if the Chinese government, Li Hongzhi, and other people involved in Falun Gong do not publicly regard it as such.Wielander, p. 297. Reception The book won the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Awards from '' Choice Magazine''. David Ownby of the Université de Montréal wrote that the book "convincingly illustrates the validity of treating Falun Gong as a religion" although Ownby noted this conclusion does not address the "quality" of the Falun Gong. Paul Hedges of the University of Winchester wrote that the book "is an important contribution". Gerda Wielander of the University of Westminster d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Religion Of Falun Gong
''The Religion of Falun Gong'' is a 2012 nonfiction book by Benjamin Penny, published by the University of Chicago Press, that discusses the Falun Gong's belief system. The publisher stated that sources often did not include much analysis of Falun Gong beliefs but instead examined the group's political factors. Penny's main argument is that Falun Gong functions as a religion even if the Chinese government, Li Hongzhi, and other people involved in Falun Gong do not publicly regard it as such.Wielander, p. 297. Reception The book won the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Awards from '' Choice Magazine''. David Ownby of the Université de Montréal wrote that the book "convincingly illustrates the validity of treating Falun Gong as a religion" although Ownby noted this conclusion does not address the "quality" of the Falun Gong. Paul Hedges of the University of Winchester wrote that the book "is an important contribution". Gerda Wielander of the University of Westminster d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Penny
Benjamin David Penny (born 27 October 1959) is an Australian academic specialising in religious and spiritual movements in modern and contemporary China. He is a Harold White Fellow at the National Library of Australia.Harold White Fellow Retrieved 14 January 2015 His area of speciality is as well as the interpretation of Chinese religions by and the history of the religions of s. |
University Of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', numerous academic journals, and advanced monographs in the academic fields. One of its quasi-independent projects is the BiblioVault, a digital repository for scholarly books. The Press building is located just south of the Midway Plaisance on the University of Chicago campus. History The University of Chicago Press was founded in 1890, making it one of the oldest continuously operating university presses in the United States. Its first published book was Robert F. Harper's ''Assyrian and Babylonian Letters Belonging to the Kouyunjik Collections of the British Museum''. The book sold five copies during its first two years, but by 1900 the University of Chicago Press had published 127 books and pamphlets and 11 scholarly journals, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falun Gong
Falun Gong (, ) or Falun Dafa (; literally, "Dharma Wheel Practice" or "Law Wheel Practice") is a new religious movement.Junker, Andrew. 2019. ''Becoming Activists in Global China: Social Movements in the Chinese Diaspora'', pp. 23–24, 33, 119, 207. Cambridge University Press. ; Barker, Eileen. 2016. ''Revisionism and Diversification in New Religious Movements'', cf. 142–43. Taylor & Francis. ; Oliver, Paul. 2012. ''New Religious Movements: A Guide for the Perplexed'', pp. 81–84. Bloomsbury Academic. ; Hexham, Irving. 2009. ''Pocket Dictionary of New Religious Movements'', pp. 49, 71. InterVarsity Press. ; Clarke, Peter. 2004. ''Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements''. Taylor & Francis. ; Partridge, Christopher. 2004. ''Encyclopedia of New Religions: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities'', 265–66. Lion. .Ownby, David. 2005. "The Falun Gong: A New Religious Movement in Post-Mao China" in Lewis, James R. & Jesper Aagaard. Editors. ''Controversial N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twentieth-Century China
The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901 (1901, MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 (2000, MM). The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu, Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nuclear weapons, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, technological advances, and the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts. These reshaped the political and social structure of the globe. The 20th century saw a massive transformation of humanity's relationship with the natural world. Global World population, population, sea level rise, and ecological collapses increased while competition for land and dwindling resources accelerated deforestation, water depletion, and the Holocene extinction, mass extinction of many of the world's species and decline in the population of others. Attribution of recent climate change, Global heating increased the risk of extreme weather conditions. Additional th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
