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Rationalizing religion : religious conversion, revivalism and competition in Singapore society /

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 relig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tong, Chee Kiong
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Colección:Social sciences in Asia ; v. 13.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-316) and index.
ISBN:9789047419693
9047419693
ISSN:1567-2794 ;