Falun Gong: Spiritual Warfare and Martyrdom

Elements in Religion and Violence

by James R. Lewis

Falun Gong, founded by Li Hongzhi in 1992, attracted international attention in 1999 after staging a demonstration outside government offices in Beijing. It was subsequently banned. Followers then created a number of media outlets outside China focused on protesting the PRC's attack on the 'human rights' of practitioners. This volume focuses on Falun Gong and violence. Though the author notes accusations of how Chinese authorities have abused and tortured practitioners, the volume will focus on Li Hongzhi's teachings about 'spiritual warfare', and how these teachings have motivated practitioners to deliberately seek brutalization and martyrdom.

Genres: Religion

102 pages, Paperback

Published May 3, 2018

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Reviews

[Rae · Rating 3 out of 5]

A straightforward and well-sourced long essay, useful as a corrective against Western reporting on Falun Gong that tends to be less critical than it ought to be.

[reina]

help i’m addicted to reading the literature on falun gong & i can’t get up