The Cultural Economy of Falun Gong in China

The Cultural Economy of Falun Gong in China
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Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9781611172072
ISBN-13 : 1611172071
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Download or read book The Cultural Economy of Falun Gong in China written by Xiao Ming and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-11-16 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging in China in the early 1990s, Falun Gong is viewed by its supporters as a folk movement promoting the benefits of good health and moral cultivation. To the Chinese establishment, however, it is a dissident religious cult threatening political orthodoxy and national stability. The author, a Chinese national once involved in implementing Chinese cultural policies, examines the evolving relationship between Falun Gong and Chinese authorities in a revealing case study of the powerful public discourse between a pervasive political ideology and an alternative agenda in contention for cultural dominance. Posited as a cure for culturally bound illness with widespread symptoms, the Falun Gong movement's efficacy among the marginalized relies on its articulation of a struggle against government sanctioned exploitation in favor of idealistic moral aspirations. In countering such a position, the Chinese government alleges that the religious movement is based in superstition and pseudoscience. Aided by her insider perspective, the author deftly employs Western rhetorical methodology in a compelling critique of an Eastern rhetorical occurrence, highlighting how authority confronts challenge in postsocialist China.


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