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5 Historical Allusion and the Defense of Identity Malaysian Chinese Popular Religion
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS V
- PREFACE VII
- INTRODUCTION. Contested Visions of Community in East and Southeast Asia 1
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PART I STATE AUTHORITY AND RELIGION
- 1 The Universal and the Particular in the Rites of Hiroshima 17
- 2 Communist Revolution and the Buddhist Past in Cambodia 43
- 3 Reimagined Community. A Social History of Muslim Education in Pasuruan, East Java 75
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PART II RESHAPING RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
- 4 Religion and Ethnic Politics in Malaysia The Significance of the Islamic Resurgence Phenomenon 97
- 5 Historical Allusion and the Defense of Identity Malaysian Chinese Popular Religion 117
- 6 Capitalism, Community, and the Rise of Amoral Cults in Taiwan 141
- 7 A Rite of Modernization and Its Postmodern Discontents. Of Weddings, Bureaucrats, and Morality in the Republic of Korea 165
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PART III MODES OF RESISTANCE
- 8 Rituals of Resistance. The Manipulation of Shamanism in Contemporary Korea 193
- 9 The Politics of Ritual Displacement 221
- 10 Salman Rushdie in China. Religion, Ethnicity, and State Definition in the People's Republic 255
- 11 Hijab and Moments of Legitimation. Islamic Resurgence in Thai Society 279
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EPILOGUE
- Defying Disenchantment. Reflections on Ritual, Power, and History 301
- Works Cited 315
- Contributors 349
- Index 353
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS V
- PREFACE VII
- INTRODUCTION. Contested Visions of Community in East and Southeast Asia 1
-
PART I STATE AUTHORITY AND RELIGION
- 1 The Universal and the Particular in the Rites of Hiroshima 17
- 2 Communist Revolution and the Buddhist Past in Cambodia 43
- 3 Reimagined Community. A Social History of Muslim Education in Pasuruan, East Java 75
-
PART II RESHAPING RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
- 4 Religion and Ethnic Politics in Malaysia The Significance of the Islamic Resurgence Phenomenon 97
- 5 Historical Allusion and the Defense of Identity Malaysian Chinese Popular Religion 117
- 6 Capitalism, Community, and the Rise of Amoral Cults in Taiwan 141
- 7 A Rite of Modernization and Its Postmodern Discontents. Of Weddings, Bureaucrats, and Morality in the Republic of Korea 165
-
PART III MODES OF RESISTANCE
- 8 Rituals of Resistance. The Manipulation of Shamanism in Contemporary Korea 193
- 9 The Politics of Ritual Displacement 221
- 10 Salman Rushdie in China. Religion, Ethnicity, and State Definition in the People's Republic 255
- 11 Hijab and Moments of Legitimation. Islamic Resurgence in Thai Society 279
-
EPILOGUE
- Defying Disenchantment. Reflections on Ritual, Power, and History 301
- Works Cited 315
- Contributors 349
- Index 353