Contemporary religious movements in Taiwan : rhetorics of persuasion /

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Author / Creator:	Chou, Kai-Ti.
Imprint:	Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 309 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Religion. Taiwan -- Religion. Taiwan. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11142975

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ISBN:	9780773412354 0773412352 9780773452411 0773452419
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-305) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This book is a study of the recruitment strategies and conversion rhetoric in contemporary religious movements, focusing primarily on two movements in Taiwan, Tzu Chi and Falun Gong. The author demonstrates that an examination of such rhetoric has the potential to provide genuine insights into how a given religion gains adherents. This book contains seven black and white photographs of figures.
Other form:	Print version: Chou, Kai-Ti. Contemporary religious movements in Taiwan. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2007 9780773452411
Standard no.:	99976003276

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