The life and times of Li Hongzhi: Falun gong and religious biography

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 175, 2003, Pages 643-661

  Penny, Benjamin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0141954132     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0305741003000389     Document Type: Article

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