Bibliography: BIB39815

Key	BIB39815
Reference type	Electronic Article
Title	From His Music to His Faith : Interpreting Khalil Fong as an Unintentional Cultural Mediator between the Bahá'í Faith and mainland Chinese public
Periodical title	Bahá'í Studies Review
Author	Li, Shayla
Year	2025
Issue	e20251203
Volume	22
Abstract	This paper examines surging public attention towards the Bahá'í Faith following the death of renowned Chinese soul singer and Bahá'í adherent Khalil Fong on March 1st 2025. However, fragmented and unsystematic information, combined with pre-existing cognition of Khalil Fong, led them to reinterpret Fong’s selected musical texts and life practices as cultural mediator to understand Bahá'í doctrines. While this process increased the religion's visibility in mainland China, it simultaneously resulted in the simplification and distortion of its teachings. This paper interprets how Khalil Fong served as an unintentional culture mediator, thereby constructing Chinese public perception of the Bahá'í faith.
Language	English
Keywords	FONG, KHALIL; CHINA
URL	www.abs.bahai.org.uk/bsr-e20251203
Pages	1–5
Year cited	11.
File attachments	internal-pdf://4037125935/Li - Khalil Fong - BSR22.pdf
Date accessed	2025