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Contemporary religious movements in Taiwan : rhetorics of persuasion /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chou, Kai-Ti
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 309 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-305) and index.
ISBN:9780773412354
0773412352