Rationalizing religion : religious conversion, revivalism and competition in Singapore society / by Chee Kiong Tong.

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Tong, Chee Kiong

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TextSeries: Social sciences in Asia ; v. 13.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9789047419693
9047419693

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rationalizing religion.DDC classification:

200.95957 22

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BL2085 .T66 2007eb

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Contents:

Chapter One Rationalizing Religion; Chapter Two Religions in Singapore: An Analysis; Chapter Three Religious Conversion; Chapter Four Religious Participation and Religiosity; Chapter Five Traditional Chinese Customs and Rites; Chapter Six Religion and the State; Chapter Seven Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: Disputing the secularization hypothesis, this book examines the relationship between religion and modernity, detailing and explaining religious conversion, revivalism, and religious competition in Singapore. It also analyzes the nature of religious change in a society with a complex ethnic and religious composition.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-316) and index.

Disputing the secularization hypothesis, this book examines the relationship between religion and modernity, detailing and explaining religious conversion, revivalism, and religious competition in Singapore. It also analyzes the nature of religious change in a society with a complex ethnic and religious composition.

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