Farley, Helen2022-08-282022-08-282010(2010). Farley, Helen. Falun Gong And Science: Origins, Pseudoscience, And China’s Scientific Establishment. In Handbook of Religion and the Authority of Science.: 141-163. BRILL.https://hdl.handle.net/10092/104295The relationship between qigong and science is considered, with the latter being both friend and foe to the movement at different times. The nature of this association has to some extent influenced the relationship between science and Falun Gong. The chapter concludes with an examination of the ideologies of Falun Gong in relation to the contemporary scientific worldview as expressed by its charismatic founder, Li Hongzhi.enAll rights reserved unless otherwise statedChapters2022-08-09Fields of Research::50 - Philosophy and religious studies::5004 - Religious studies::500406 - Studies in eastern religious traditionsFields of Research::50 - Philosophy and religious studies::5002 - History and philosophy of specific fields::500204 - History and philosophy of sciencehttp://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004187917.i-924.45