Religion-State Encounters in Hindu Domains From the Straits Settlements to Singapore /

• Main Author: Sinha, Vineeta (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: ARI - Springer Asia Series ; 1
• Subjects: Religion.; Architecture.; Anthropology.; Sociology.; Religious Studies.; Religious Studies, general.; Cities, Countries, Regions.; Sociology, general.

The historical and empirical project presented here is grounded in a desire to theorize ‘religion-state’ relations in the multi-ethnic, multi-religious, secular city-state of Singapore. The core research problematic of this project has emerged out of the confluence of two domains, ‘religion, law and...