Migration, mediums and magic : a spirit-medium temple’s encounter and negotiation with Buddhism in post-independence Singapore
This thesis is a microhistorical study of how the strategies and belief systems of a spirit-medium temple were transformed as its leadership positioned the organisation within a changing Chinese religious landscape. Notably, this syncretic temple existed in contrast to the Reformist Buddhist movemen...
Main Author: | Soh, Esmond Chuah Meng |
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Other Authors: | Koh Keng We |
Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76645 |
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