Ritual, ethnicity, and transculturalism in Penang
Malay propitiation rituals which are essentially animistic in ideology and form have been increasingly subject to severe criticism by Islamic specialists. As they get discarded by the Malays, the Chinese "adopt" them as an integral component of economic and religious activity. Processes of...
| Published in: | Sojourn |
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| Language: | English |
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1988
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Sojourn
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Socioeconomic change
B Islam B Socio-cultural change B China B Cult B Naturreligion B Malaysia B Malaysia Penang (State) Cult Naturreligion Islam Chinese people Malays Socioeconomic change Socio-cultural change Syncretism B Malays B Syncretism |
| Summary: | Malay propitiation rituals which are essentially animistic in ideology and form have been increasingly subject to severe criticism by Islamic specialists. As they get discarded by the Malays, the Chinese "adopt" them as an integral component of economic and religious activity. Processes of transculturalism and ritual mediation are discussed by the authors in this paper. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0217-9520 |
| Contains: | In: Sojourn
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