Graham Voices from the Underworld

Chinese Hell deity worship in contemporary Singapore and Malaysia
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5261-4058-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

Reihe: Alternative Sinology

Embracing an ontological approach to religious phenomena, this study traces the origins and development of Chinese Hell deity worship now prevalent in Singapore and Malaysia. Written for academics and the interested public, it challenges a priori assumptions vis-à-vis the diversity of present-day Chinese religious beliefs and ritual practices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Graham, Fabian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part I: Setting the scene
1 The modern Underworld tradition

2 Analysis: a baseline of comparison
3 The historical development of Underworld cosmology

Part II: The Underworld tradition in Singapore
4 Yu Feng Nan Fu Xuanshan Miao: setting a baseline of comparison
5 A new Underworld God of Wealth, and, foetus assistance rituals in Singapore

6 Lunar Seventh Month: the centrality of graveyards in the Underworld tradition

Part III: The Underworld tradition in Malaysia
7 Malaysia and the party spirit: guanxi and the creation of ‘intentional’ communities
8 Seventh Month rituals in southern Malaysia: salvation rituals and ‘Ah Pek’ parties
9 Seventh Month rituals in central Malaysia: coffin rituals and the releasing of exorcised spirits

Part IV: Tracing the origins of the modern Underworld tradition
10 Anxi Chenghuangmiao and cultural flows of local mythology
11 Penang: the earliest recollections of Tua Di Ya Pek embodied

12 Conclusions and analysis
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Fabian Graham is a Research Fellow in the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore