Intimating the sacred : religion in English language Malaysian fiction.
Ng, Andrew Hock-soon, 1972-
Intimating the sacred : religion in English language Malaysian fiction. - Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (ix, 281 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Visions of possibilities : religion and/as "hospitality" in Lloyd Fernando's novels -- ch. 2. Irony and the sacred in Lee Kok Liang's fiction -- ch. 3. Hinduism and the ways of the divine : the works of K.S. Maniam -- ch. 4. Contentious faiths : questioning Confucianism and Christianity in the fiction of Shirley Lim -- ch. 5. Islam and modernity in contemporary Anglophone fiction by Malay writers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Religion has featured in Anglophone literature in Malaysia from colonial times to the present. In Intimating the Sacred, Andrew Hock Soon Ng considers the practice of everyday religiosity as represented in literature, which is often starkly opposed to the impression created by religious rhetoric promoted by the government. The book's examination of intersections between (post)modernity and religion highlights links between religion and other facets of colonial and postcolonial identity such as class, gender and sexuality. It will appeal not only to scholars and specialists, but also to anyone.
9789888053889 9888053884 9789888083213 988808321X
ebc863899
22573/ctt1kd5zf JSTOR
015875469 Uk
Religion in literature.
Malaysian literature (English)
Religion dans la littérature.
Littérature malaisienne (anglaise)
LITERARY CRITICISM--Semiotics & Theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Malaysian literature (English)
Religion in literature
Electronic book.
PN49 / .N4 2011eb
801
Intimating the sacred : religion in English language Malaysian fiction. - Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (ix, 281 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Visions of possibilities : religion and/as "hospitality" in Lloyd Fernando's novels -- ch. 2. Irony and the sacred in Lee Kok Liang's fiction -- ch. 3. Hinduism and the ways of the divine : the works of K.S. Maniam -- ch. 4. Contentious faiths : questioning Confucianism and Christianity in the fiction of Shirley Lim -- ch. 5. Islam and modernity in contemporary Anglophone fiction by Malay writers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Religion has featured in Anglophone literature in Malaysia from colonial times to the present. In Intimating the Sacred, Andrew Hock Soon Ng considers the practice of everyday religiosity as represented in literature, which is often starkly opposed to the impression created by religious rhetoric promoted by the government. The book's examination of intersections between (post)modernity and religion highlights links between religion and other facets of colonial and postcolonial identity such as class, gender and sexuality. It will appeal not only to scholars and specialists, but also to anyone.
9789888053889 9888053884 9789888083213 988808321X
ebc863899
22573/ctt1kd5zf JSTOR
015875469 Uk
Religion in literature.
Malaysian literature (English)
Religion dans la littérature.
Littérature malaisienne (anglaise)
LITERARY CRITICISM--Semiotics & Theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Malaysian literature (English)
Religion in literature
Electronic book.
PN49 / .N4 2011eb
801