Death and the afterlife: multidisciplinary perspectives from a global city

"What insights can we gain from the rituals, actions and interactions around death and the afterlife? This edited collection offers a multidisciplinary perspective of how individuals and collectives "do" death and interact with the dead. Through case studies of Singaporean Chinese rel...

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Collaborateurs: Lye, Kit Ying (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Heng, Terence 1978- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: London New York Routledge 2024
Dans: Routledge advances in sociology (380)
Année: 2024
Collection/Revue:Routledge advances in sociology 380
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Singapur / Mort / Au-delà / Rite funéraire
Classifications IxTheo:AG Vie religieuse
BL Bouddhisme
BM Religions chinoises
KBM Asie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Death Social aspects (China)
B Singaporeans (China) Psychology
B Future Life (China)
B Recueil d'articles
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Résumé:"What insights can we gain from the rituals, actions and interactions around death and the afterlife? This edited collection offers a multidisciplinary perspective of how individuals and collectives "do" death and interact with the dead. Through case studies of Singaporean Chinese religion communities, the authors bring a myriad of knowledge and experience from eight different but interconnected disciplines to examine, map, document and theorise the practices of death and the afterlife. Heritage here is not just a point of nostalgia or historical snapshot, but becomes a significant resource for the shaping of and grappling with diasporic and contemporary Singaporean Chinese identities. This edited collection moves beyond "Western" sites of knowledge by offering a series of multidisciplinary perspectives on death practices, drawn from research with individuals, groups and organisations that identify themselves as Singaporean Chinese, and the spaces and places often related to as 'Chinese Singapore'. This collection will appeal to a wide and diverse audience of scholars, students and practitioners. In particular, key target audiences would include, but are not limited to those interested in Asia, particularly Chinese studies and Chinese migrant/diasporic communities, and scholars in Sociology, History, Anthropology and Social/Cultural Geography"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Description matérielle:xii, 206 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:978-1-032-38398-9
978-1-032-38395-8