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Voices from the underworld : Chinese hell deity worship in contemporary Singapore and Malaysia /

Voices from the Underworld' focuses on Singapore and Malaysia's contemporary Chinese Underworld traditions where Hell deities are now amongst the most commonly venerated deities on altars and when channelled through spirit mediums. Intended for academics, lecturers, students, and those int...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Graham, Fabian (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zheng, Yangwen (Editor ), Madsen, Richard, 1941- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Colección:Alternative sinology.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.