02714nam 2200589 a 450 991082382020332120240410024057.01-283-83720-X1-61117-207-1(CKB)2550000000708966(OCoLC)826659831(CaPaEBR)ebrary10630034(SSID)ssj0000786982(PQKBManifestationID)11503932(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000786982(PQKBWorkID)10803764(PQKB)10348824(MdBmJHUP)muse29352(Au-PeEL)EBL2054766(CaPaEBR)ebr10630034(CaONFJC)MIL414970(MiAaPQ)EBC2054766(EXLCZ)99255000000070896620101223d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe cultural economy of Falun Gong in China a rhetorical perspective /Xiao MingColumbia, S.C. University of South Carolina Pressc20111 online resource (153 p.) Studies in rhetoric/communicationBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-57003-987-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-136) and index.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.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.Religion and politicsChinaCommunicationReligious aspectsFalun Gong (Organization)ChinaReligionReligion and politicsCommunicationReligious aspectsFalun Gong (Organization)322/.10951Xiao Ming1622156MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823820203321The cultural economy of Falun Gong in China3955847UNINA