Buddhist Revitalization and Chinese Religions in Malaysia
Frontmatter -- Religion and Society in Asia -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Chinese Characters -- Orthography -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief History of Buddhist Transnational Connections Abstract -- 3 Reforming Chinese Buddhism through the Zheng Xin (Right Faith) Movement -- 4 New T...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion and Society in Asia
8 |
| Further subjects: | B
Chinese (Malaysia)
History
B South East Asia B Contemporary Society B Religion and Theology B Asian Studies B Buddhism / RELIGION / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist) B Buddhism (Malaysia) |
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| Summary: | Frontmatter -- Religion and Society in Asia -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Chinese Characters -- Orthography -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief History of Buddhist Transnational Connections Abstract -- 3 Reforming Chinese Buddhism through the Zheng Xin (Right Faith) Movement -- 4 New Transnational Connections with Taiwan -- 5 Remaking Chinese Buddhists -- 6 Counterforces of Buddhist Revitalization -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index This book tells the story of how a minority community comes to grip with the puzzling drama 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 are growing concerns 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 |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9048551838 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9789048551835 |