Rationalizing religion [[electronic resource] ] : religious conversion, revivalism and competition in Singapore society / / by Chee Kiong Tong
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| Autore: |
Tong Chee Kiong
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| Titolo: |
Rationalizing religion [[electronic resource] ] : religious conversion, revivalism and competition in Singapore society / / by Chee Kiong Tong
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| Pubblicazione: | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (334 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 200.95957 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Singapore Religion |
| Singapore Religious life and customs | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-316) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rationalizing religion |
| ISBN: | 1-281-92122-X |
| 9786611921224 | |
| 90-474-1969-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910809585603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Social sciences in Asia ; ; v. 13.