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Chinese Religion in Malaysia: Temples and Communities

Chinese Religion in Malaysia: Temples and Communities

Hardcover

Comparative Religion

ISBN10: 9004357866
ISBN13: 9789004357860
Publisher: Brill
Published: Feb 22 2018
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Based on long-term ethnographic study, this is the first comprehensive work on the Chinese popular religion in Malaysia. It analyses temples and communities in historical and contemporary perspective, the diversity of deities and Chinese speech groups, religious specialists and temple services, the communal significance of the Hungry Ghosts Festival, the relationship between religion and philanthropy as seen through the lens of such Chinese religious organization as shantang (benevolent halls) and Dejiao (Moral Uplifting Societies), as well as the development and transformation of Taoist Religion. Highly informative, this concise book contributes to an understanding of Chinese migration and settlement, political economy and religion, religion and identity politics as well the significance of religion to both individuals and communities.

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