The Datuk Kong spirit cult movement in Penang: Being and belonging in multi-ethnic Malaysia
The paper attempts to survey the development of a Malaysian Sino-Malay spirit cult (Datuk Kong). The development of this cult shows that Malaysian Chinese are increasingly aware of their ethnic identity vis-a-vis the Malay identity. It points out that the Datuk Kong movement provides a venue through...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1992
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| In: |
Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 1992, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 381-404 |
| Further subjects: | B
Cult
B Malaysia B Religious organization B Chinese people B Syncretism |
| Summary: | The paper attempts to survey the development of a Malaysian Sino-Malay spirit cult (Datuk Kong). The development of this cult shows that Malaysian Chinese are increasingly aware of their ethnic identity vis-a-vis the Malay identity. It points out that the Datuk Kong movement provides a venue through which non-Malay and non-Muslim communities may acculturate with the Malays and Muslims alike. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4634 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
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