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Faith in the future : understanding the revitalization of religions and cultural traditions in Asia / edited by Thomas Reuter, Alexander Horstmann.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Social sciences in Asia ; v. 32.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (x, 323 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789004233669
  • 9004233660
  • 9789004230378
  • 9004230378
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Faith in the future.DDC classification:
  • 200.95 23
LOC classification:
  • BL1033 .F35 2013eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. One Religious and Cultural Revitalization: A Post-Modern Phenomenon? / Alexander Horstmann -- ch. Two Ancient Temple and a New King: Revitalisation, Ritual and Politics in the Highlands of Bali / Thomas Reuter -- ch. Three Cultural Solutions to Religious Conflicts? The Revival of Tradition in the Moluccas, Eastern Indonesia / Birgit Brauchler -- ch. Four Negotiating Charisma: The Social Dimension of Philippine Crucifixion Rituals / Peter J. Braunlein -- ch. Five Performing Multi-Religious Ritual in Southern Thailand: Polyphony, Contestation, and Transgression / Alexander Horstmann -- ch. Six Mood of Crisis: Balinese Ritual Culture Between Creolization and Criticism / Annette Hornbacher -- ch. Seven Climate Change and Religion in Southeast Asia: Steps Towards Evolutionary Learning / Arthur Saniotis -- ch. Eight Invisible Blood: Ritual as Information Processing in Laos / Guido Sprenger -- ch. Nine Khmer Spirits, Chinese Bodies: Chinese Spirit Mediums and Spirit Possession Rituals in Contemporary Cambodia / Erik W. Davis -- ch. Ten Trading Traditions: Modernist Islam and Agricultural Rituals in Buton, Indonesia / Blair Palmer -- ch. Eleven Spirits and Citizens: The Politics of Religious Difference in Indonesia / Daromir Rudnyckyj -- ch. Twelve God is the Greatest: Multiple Forms of Muslim Religiosity in Peninsular Malaysia / Gerhard Hoffstaedter -- ch. Thirteen Fire and Water: Ritual Innovation, Tourism, and Spontaneous Religiosity in Hat Yai, Southern Thailand / Jovan Maud -- ch. Fourteen From Party Bureaucrat to Ritual Expert: The Role of the Officiator in Chinese Funeral Ceremonies / Shaoming Zhou.
Summary: Revitalization of religious and cultural traditions is taking place in nearly all contemporary Asian societies and beyond. Faith in the Future: Understanding the Revitalization of Religions and Cultural Traditions in Asia provides a comparative analysis of the key features and aspirations of revitalization movements and assesses their scope for shaping the future trajectories of societies in all parts of the world.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)497309

Title from PDF title page (viewed on Nov. 6, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: ch. One Religious and Cultural Revitalization: A Post-Modern Phenomenon? / Alexander Horstmann -- ch. Two Ancient Temple and a New King: Revitalisation, Ritual and Politics in the Highlands of Bali / Thomas Reuter -- ch. Three Cultural Solutions to Religious Conflicts? The Revival of Tradition in the Moluccas, Eastern Indonesia / Birgit Brauchler -- ch. Four Negotiating Charisma: The Social Dimension of Philippine Crucifixion Rituals / Peter J. Braunlein -- ch. Five Performing Multi-Religious Ritual in Southern Thailand: Polyphony, Contestation, and Transgression / Alexander Horstmann -- ch. Six Mood of Crisis: Balinese Ritual Culture Between Creolization and Criticism / Annette Hornbacher -- ch. Seven Climate Change and Religion in Southeast Asia: Steps Towards Evolutionary Learning / Arthur Saniotis -- ch. Eight Invisible Blood: Ritual as Information Processing in Laos / Guido Sprenger -- ch. Nine Khmer Spirits, Chinese Bodies: Chinese Spirit Mediums and Spirit Possession Rituals in Contemporary Cambodia / Erik W. Davis -- ch. Ten Trading Traditions: Modernist Islam and Agricultural Rituals in Buton, Indonesia / Blair Palmer -- ch. Eleven Spirits and Citizens: The Politics of Religious Difference in Indonesia / Daromir Rudnyckyj -- ch. Twelve God is the Greatest: Multiple Forms of Muslim Religiosity in Peninsular Malaysia / Gerhard Hoffstaedter -- ch. Thirteen Fire and Water: Ritual Innovation, Tourism, and Spontaneous Religiosity in Hat Yai, Southern Thailand / Jovan Maud -- ch. Fourteen From Party Bureaucrat to Ritual Expert: The Role of the Officiator in Chinese Funeral Ceremonies / Shaoming Zhou.

Revitalization of religious and cultural traditions is taking place in nearly all contemporary Asian societies and beyond. Faith in the Future: Understanding the Revitalization of Religions and Cultural Traditions in Asia provides a comparative analysis of the key features and aspirations of revitalization movements and assesses their scope for shaping the future trajectories of societies in all parts of the world.