03295nam 2200613 a 450 991078230410332120200520144314.01-281-92122-X978661192122490-474-1969-310.1163/ej.9789004156944.i-326(CKB)1000000000553747(EBL)468185(OCoLC)646789753(SSID)ssj0000232734(PQKBManifestationID)11206467(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232734(PQKBWorkID)10219926(PQKB)11400502(MiAaPQ)EBC468185(OCoLC)77476400(nllekb)BRILL9789047419693(Au-PeEL)EBL468185(CaPaEBR)ebr10270964(CaONFJC)MIL192122(PPN)170412199(EXLCZ)99100000000055374720061204d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRationalizing religion[electronic resource] religious conversion, revivalism and competition in Singapore society /by Chee Kiong TongLeiden ;Boston Brill20071 online resource (334 p.)Social science in Asia,1567-2794 ;v. 13Description based upon print version of record.90-04-15694-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-316) and index.Preliminary Materials /T.C. Tong -- Chapter One. Rationalizing Religion /T.C. Tong -- Chapter Two. Religions In Singapore: An Analysis /T.C. Tong -- Chapter Three. Religious Conversion /T.C. Tong -- Chapter Four. Religious Participation And Religiosity /T.C. Tong -- Chapter Five. Traditional Chinese Customs And Rites /T.C. Tong -- Chapter Six. Religion And The State /T.C. Tong -- Chapter Seven. Conclusion /T.C. Tong -- Bibliography /T.C. Tong -- Index /T.C. Tong.Examining modernity and religion this book disputes the widely-spread secularization hypothesis. Using the example of Singapore, as well as comparative data on religion in China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, it convincingly argues that rapid social change and modernity have not led here to the decline of religion but on the contrary, to a certain revivalism. Using qualitative and quantitative data collected over a period of twenty years, the author analyzes the nature of religious change in a society with a complex ethnic and religious composition. What happens when there are so many religions co-existing in such close proximity? Given the level of religious competition, there is a process of the intellectualization; individuals shift from an unthinking and passive acceptance of religion to one where there is a tendency to search for a religion regarded as systematic, logical and relevant.Social sciences in Asia ;v. 13.SingaporeReligionSingaporeReligious life and customs200.95957Tong Chee Kiong1473222MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782304103321Rationalizing religion3686287UNINA