Divine Contracts: Chinese New Religions and Shamanic Movements in Contemporary Malaysia

This paper concerns modern Chinese shamanic movements that encounter economic and bureaucratic rationalisation. The production of religious ideologies and the negotiation of ethnic identities will be examined through a case study of a Chinese religious movement in Malaysia, the Goddess of Mercy Devo...

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Main Author: Ackerman, Susan Ellen 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2001]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2001, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 293-311
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)