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Buddhist Revitalization and Chinese Religions in Malaysia
Author Tan, Lee Ooi (著)
Date2020.08.22
Pages206
PublisherAmsterdam University Press
Publisher Url https://www.aup.nl/
LocationAmsterdam, the Netherlands [阿姆斯特丹, 荷蘭]
SeriesReligion and Society in Asia
Content type書籍=Book
Language英文=English
NoteTan Lee Ooi is Head of the Department of Mass Communication at UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College in Malaysia. He completed his PhD at the National University of Singapore. He published a book with the National University Press of Malaysia on the dynamics of cyberspace during the Reformasi Movement, in the Malay language.
KeywordBuddhist modernism; Malaysian studies; Chinese religions; religious transnationalism; Taiwan
AbstractBuddhist Revitalization and Chinese Religions in Malaysia tells the story of how a minority community comes to grips with the challenges of modernity, history, globalization, and cultural assertion in an ever-changing Malaysia. It captures the religious connection, transformation, and tension within a complex traditional belief system in a multi-religious society. In particular, the book revolves around a discussion on the religious revitalization of Chinese Buddhism in modern Malaysia. This Buddhist revitalization movement is intertwined with various forces, such as colonialism, religious transnationalism, and global capitalism. Reformist Buddhists have helped to remake Malaysia’s urban-dwelling Chinese community and have provided an exit option in the Malay and Muslim majority nation state. As Malaysia modernizes, there have been increasing efforts by certain segments of the country’s ethnic Chinese Buddhist population to separate Buddhism from popular Chinese religions. Nevertheless, these reformist groups face counterforces from traditional Chinese religionists within the context of the cultural complexity of the Chinese belief system.
Table of contentsFrontmatter 1
Religion and Society in Asia 2
Table of Contents 5
Abbreviations 9
List of Chinese Characters 11
Orthography 15
1 Introduction 17
2 A Brief History of Buddhist Transnational Connections Abstract 35
3 Reforming Chinese Buddhism through the Zheng Xin (Right Faith) Movement 65
4 New Transnational Connections with Taiwan 95
5 Remaking Chinese Buddhists 123
6 Counterforces of Buddhist Revitalization 151
7 Conclusion 175
Appendices 179
Bibliography 189
Index 203
ISBN9789463726436 (hc); 9789048551835 (ebook)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9789048551835
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