Based on fieldwork among Chinese Falun Gong practitioners in North America and on extensive readings of Li Hongzhi's writings, this volume offers a depiction of Falun Gong from the inside, at the same time offering a narrative depiction of Falun Gong and its origins in the history of Chinese popular religion.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. A History for Falun Gong
3. The Creation and Evolution of Qigong
4. The Life and Times of Li Hongzhi in China, 1952-1995
5. Falun Gong outside of China: Fieldwork Among Diaspora Practitioners
6. David Meets Goliath: The Conflict between Falun Gong and the Chinese State
Conclusion: Unpacking Contexts
APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX 2
BIBLIOGRAPHY