Qigong fever: body, charisma and utopia in china, 1949-99
Auteur :
Palmer, David A
Éditeur :
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
ISBN :
9781850658412
Date de publication :
30 mai 2007
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Presents the social history of the qigong craze which swept urban socialist China in the post-Mao era, leading to the emergence of Falun Gong and its subsequent repression. This book combines historical, anthropological, and sociological approaches to describe a critical phase of Chinese tradition in its encounter with modernity and the state.