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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823820203321

Autore

Xiao Ming

Titolo

The cultural economy of Falun Gong in China : a rhetorical perspective / / Xiao Ming

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, S.C., : University of South Carolina Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-83720-X

1-61117-207-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Collana

Studies in rhetoric/communication

Disciplina

322/.10951

Soggetti

Religion and politics - China

Communication - Religious aspects - Falun Gong (Organization)

China Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-136) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- ONE: The Rise of Falun Gong -- TWO: Challenging Contemporary Political Culture: Falun Gong's Departure from Marxist Materialism, Authoritarianism, and Scientism -- THREE: Why Is Falun Gong Popular? -- FOUR: As Powerful as Weapons: The Use of Tropes as Ideological Instruments -- FIVE: "Wildfire won't wipe it out-Spring wind blows it back": The Transfiguration of the Political Sensibility of the Chinese People -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

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.