Format:
1 online resource (335 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789004233669
Series Statement:
Social Sciences in Asia Ser v.32
Content:
Revitalization of religious and cultural traditions is taking place in nearly all contemporary Asian societies and beyond. Faith in the Future: Understanding the Revitalization of Religions and Cultural Traditions in Asia provides a comparative analysis of the key features and aspirations of revitalization movements and assesses their scope for shaping the future trajectories of societies in all parts of the world.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- Chapter One Religious and Cultural Revitalization: A Post-Modern Phenomenon ? -- Chapter Two An Ancient Temple and a New King: Revitalisation, Ritual and Politics in the Highlands of Bali -- Chapter Three Cultural Solutions to Religious Conflicts? The Revival of Tradition in the Moluccas, Eastern Indonesia -- Chapter Four Negotiating Charisma: The Social Dimension of Philippine Crucifixion Rituals -- Chapter Five Performing Multi-Religious Ritual in Southern Thailand: Polyphony, Contestation, and Transgression -- Chapter Six A Mood of Crisis: Balinese Ritual Culture Between Creolization and Criticism -- Chapter Seven Climate Change and Religion in Southeast Asia: Steps Towards Evolutionary Learning -- Chapter Eight Invisible Blood: Ritual as Information Processing in Laos -- Chapter Nine Khmer Spirits, Chinese Bodies: Chinese Spirit Mediums and Spirit Possession Rituals in Contemporary Cambodia -- Chapter Ten Trading Traditions: Modernist Islam and Agricultural Rituals in Buton, Indonesia -- Chapter Eleven Spirits and Citizens: The Politics of Religious Difference in Indonesia -- Chapter Twelve God is the Greatest: Multiple Forms of Muslim Religiosity in Peninsular Malaysia -- Chapter Thirteen Fire and Water: Ritual Innovation, Tourism, and Spontaneous Religiosity in Hat Yai, Southern Thailand -- Chapter Fourteen From Party Bureaucrat to Ritual Expert: The Role of the Officiator in Chinese Funeral Ceremonies -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
9789004230378
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9789004230378
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1051838
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