Qigong Fever - Body, Charisma and Utopia in China, 1949-99

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David A Palmer, Palmer David A
• Editore: Hurst Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781850658412
• ISBN: 978-1-85065-841-2
• Illustrazioni: Illustrations
• Serie: CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy; CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy; CERI
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology