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

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...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sinha, Vineeta (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
Σειρά:ARI - Springer Asia Series ; 1
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Acknowledgement
  • List of abbreviations
  • List of table, maps and figures
  • Chapter 1: Making Sense of Religion and State Encounters: Locating Religions in Secular Nation-states
  • Chapter 2: Governance in the Straits Settlements, 1796-1874
  • Chapter 3: The 'Religious Question' in the Starits Settlements
  • Chapter 4: The Modammedan and Hindu Endowments Ordinance, 1906: Recourse to Legislation
  • Chapter 5: Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Board, 1905-1968: The Singapore Experience
  • Chapter 6: Constructing Hinduism in Singapore: Legitimating Agamic Temples and Tai Pucam
  • Chapter 7: Religion, Law and Bureaucracy
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index.