Introduction 1. The Birth of Modern Qigong, 1949-64 2. Political Networks and the Formation of the Qigong Sector 3. The Grandmasters 4. Qigong Scientism 5. Qigong Fever 6. Controversy and Crisis 7. Control and Rationalisation 8. Militant Qigong: The Emergence of Falungong 9. Falungong Challenges the CCP Epilogue: The Collapse of the Qigong Movement Conclusion Appendix: On the Sources Used for this Study Bibliography Index