Benjamin Penny | |
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| Born | 27 October 1959 Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Newington College University of Sydney University of Cambridge Australian National University |
| Occupation(s) | Associate professor research fellow, School of Culture, History & Language Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific |
| Website | Benjamin Penny at NLA |
Benjamin David Penny (born 27 October 1959) is an Australian academic specialising in religious and spiritual movements in modern and contemporary China. He is a Harold White Fellow at the National Library of Australia.[1]
His area of speciality is Falun Gong as well as the interpretation of Chinese religions by westerners and the history of the religions of Chinese Australians.[2] The Times Literary Supplement states that in The Religion of Falun Gong Penny "makes a good case for defining Falun Gong as a modern Chinese religion. . . . [He] provides an admirable guide to the short history of Falun Gong and the eclectic complexities of its doctrine, which he sets within the framework of indigenous religious belief over the centuries."[3]
- ^ Harold White Fellow. Retrieved 14 January 2015
- ^ Dr Benjamin Penny, Deputy Director, Australian Centre on China in the World. Retrieved 14 January 2015
- ^ The Religion of Falun Gong – Editorial Reviews. Retrieved 30 January 2015
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