Qigong fever: body, science, and utopia in China
Introduction -- The birth of modern qigong, 1949-64 -- Political networks and the formation of the qigong sector -- The grandmasters -- Qigong scientism -- Qigong fever -- Controversy and crisis -- Control and rationalisation -- Militant qigong: the emergence of Falungong -- Falungong challenges to...
Résumé: | Introduction -- The birth of modern qigong, 1949-64 -- Political networks and the formation of the qigong sector -- The grandmasters -- Qigong scientism -- Qigong fever -- Controversy and crisis -- Control and rationalisation -- Militant qigong: the emergence of Falungong -- Falungong challenges to the CCP -- Epilogue: The collapse of the Qigong movement -- Conclusion -- Appendix: On the sources used for this study |
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Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-344) and index |
ISBN: | 0231140665 |