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State, society, and religious engineering : towards a reformist Buddhism in Singapore / Kuah-Pearce Khun Eng.
Van Pelt Library BQ569.S52 S73 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng, 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhism--Singapore.
- Buddhism.
- Buddhism--Social aspects--Singapore.
- Buddhism--Social aspects.
- Singapore.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore ; New York : Eastern Universities Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- Kuah-Pearce (sociology, U. of Hong Kong) explains how Chinese religious syncretism--Shenism--is being forced to change and adapt to the modern needs of society and state within Singapore Chinese society. The Singapore state, the Buddhist Sangha, Reformist Buddhists, and aggressively proselytizing Christian fundamentalists are among the agents she identifies as responsible for transforming the religious landscape. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-317) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9812102213
- OCLC:
- 52884621
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