State, Society and Religious Engineering : Towards a Reformist Buddhism in Singapore (Second Edition) /

The book looks at how religion in Singapore is being subjected to the processes of modernisation and change. The Singapore State has consciously brought religion under its guidance. It has exercised strong bureaucratic and legal control over the functioning of all religions in Singapore. The Chinese...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), 2009.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Buddhism > Social aspects.
Buddhism.
Bouddhisme > Singapour.
Buddhism > Social aspects > Singapore.
Buddhism > Singapore.
Singapore.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:The book looks at how religion in Singapore is being subjected to the processes of modernisation and change. The Singapore State has consciously brought religion under its guidance. It has exercised strong bureaucratic and legal control over the functioning of all religions in Singapore. The Chinese community and the Buddhist Sangha have responded to this by restructuring their temple institutions into large multi-functional temple complexes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (337 pages).
ISBN:9789812309136

Similar Items