Voices from the Underworld : Chinese Hell Deity Worship in Contemporary Singapore and Malaysia Paperback / softback
by Fabian Graham
Part of the Alternative Sinology series
Paperback / softback
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In Singapore and Malaysia, the inversion of Chinese Underworld traditions has meant that Underworld demons are now amongst the most commonly venerated deities in statue form, channelled through their spirit mediums, tang-ki.
The Chinese Underworld and its sub-hells are populated by a bureaucracy drawn from the Buddhist, Taoist and vernacular pantheons.
Voices from the Underworld offers an ethnography of contemporary Chinese Underworld traditions, where night-time cemetery rituals assist the souls of the dead, exorcised spirits are imprisoned in Guinness bottles, and malicious foetus ghosts are enlisted to strengthen a temple’s spirit army.
Understanding the religious divergences between Singapore and Malaysia through an analysis of socio-political and historical events, Graham challenges common assumptions on the nature and scope of Chinese vernacular religious practices. -- .
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:280 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 14 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:19/04/2022
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- ISBN:9781526163721
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:280 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 14 black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:19/04/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526163721
