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Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore Tong Chee Kiong

Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore By Tong Chee Kiong

Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore by Tong Chee Kiong


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Summary

Through a cultural analysis of the symbols of death - flesh, blood, bones, souls, time numbers, food and money - Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore throws light upon the Chinese perception of death and how they cope with its eventuality.

Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore Summary

Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore by Tong Chee Kiong

Through a cultural analysis of the symbols of death - flesh, blood, bones, souls, time numbers, food and money - Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore throws light upon the Chinese perception of death and how they cope with its eventuality. In the seeming mass of religious rituals and beliefs, it suggests that there is an underlying logic to the rituals. This in turn leads Kiong to examine the interrelationship between death and the socioeconomic value system of China as a whole.

Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore Reviews

'The book is graced with more than a dozen photographs of funeral setups and rituals and it has a useful list of Chinese Characters. The fact it is the only monographic study in English on Chinese death rituals in a Chinese society makes it not only useful for specialists but suitable as well for use on courses on Chinese religion and ritual.' - Adam Yuet Chau, University of Oxford, Journal of Chinese Religions, 2009

'This highly readable book introduces readers to a fascinating aspect of Chinese Rituals in Singapore. The book is thoroughly researched, well written and clearly structured, and contains rich ethnographic data that bring to life a subject pertinent to every individual. The reader will gain a strong sense of the socio-cultural world that the Sinaporean Chinese negotiates, in all its richness and nuances.' - Lily Kong, National University of Singapore, Temenos, Nrdic Journal of Comparative Religion, Volume 43 No. 2

About Tong Chee Kiong

Tong Chee Kiong teaches in the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Problem of Death; Chapter 2 The Process of Death; Chapter 3 Temples and Graveyards; Chapter 4 Kin and Kindred; Chapter 5 Bones and Souls; Chapter 6; Chapter 7 Unnatural Deaths; Chapter 8 Conclusions;

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NLS9780415646604
9780415646604
041564660X
Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore by Tong Chee Kiong
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2012-08-01
208
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