| Description |
xi, 172 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Studies in comparative religion |
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Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)
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| Contents |
Religion and the ambiguities of modernity -- Religion and ethnicity in Malaysia -- Religio in imperium : Islam and the Malay State -- In search of Nirvana : reformism and charisma in Buddhist revitalization -- The lance and the lotus : passion and devotion in the Hindu quest -- The empowerment of marginality : from rational knowledge to organized ecstasy in Christianity -- Rebirth of the gods |
| Summary |
Despite predictions that the contemporary world with its secular trends would eventually turn religion into an anachronism, at no time in modern history has religion been more vibrant and intense than now. In Sacred Tensions, Raymond L. M. Lee and Susan E. Ackerman consider this resurgence of religion, particularly the resurgence of charismatic practices, in light of the importance of modernity, rationalism, and bureaucracy. The authors look specifically at the relation between secularization and religion in Malaysia, which, as a crossroads of the world religions, exemplifies religious multiplicity. They examine the development and practice of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity and from their analyses provide insight about how established and charismatic religions fit into the framework of modernization and secularization throughout the world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-170) and index |
| Subject |
Civilization, Modern.
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Malays (Asian people) -- Religion.
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| SUBJECT |
Malaysia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080109 -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007663
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| Author |
Ackerman, Susan Ellen, 1949-
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| LC no. |
97004725 |
| ISBN |
1570031673 (cloth) |
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1570031932 (cloth) |
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