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The Eight Extraordinary Meridians Qigong by James MacRitchie is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Qigong?a regimen of body, breath, and mental training exercises?was one of the most widespread cultural and religious movements of late-twentieth-century urban China. The practice was promoted by senior Communist Party leaders as a uniquely Chinese healing tradition and as a harbinger of a new scientific revolution, yet the movement's mass popularity and the almost religious devotion of its followers led to its ruthless suppression. In this absorbing and revealing book, David A. Palmer relies on
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- Author
- James MacRitchie
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780231140669
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Medical, Buddhism, History
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5 (20 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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