TY - BOOK ID - 85722286 TI - Chinese religion in Malaysia : temples and communities PY - 2018 SN - 9004357874 9004357866 PB - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Chinese KW - Temples KW - Architecture KW - Church architecture KW - Religious institutions KW - Ethnology KW - Religion. KW - Religious architecture UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85722286 AB - Based on long-term ethnographic study, this is the first comprehensive work on the Chinese popular religion in Malaysia. It analyses temples and communities in historical and contemporary perspective, the diversity of deities and Chinese speech groups, religious specialists and temple services, the communal significance of the Hungry Ghosts Festival, the relationship between religion and philanthropy as seen through the lens of such Chinese religious organization as shantang (benevolent halls) and Dejiao (Moral Uplifting Societies), as well as the development and transformation of Taoist Religion. Highly informative, this concise book contributes to an understanding of Chinese migration and settlement, political economy and religion, religion and identity politics as well the significance of religion to both individuals and communities. ER -