Chinese Spirit-Medium Cults in Singapore: Second Edition

by Alan Elliott

Overview

The concentration of this monograph on Chinese spirit mediumship in Singapore is chiefly a device for focussing attention upon the most typical, although rather extreme, manifestation of the major religious orientation of the overseas Chinese. The accounts given here may chiefly be of value as a detailed record of religious rites, but it is hoped that the rites, shown in their institutional context, can also throw some light upon the wider ramifications of culture and society among the Chinese

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000324297
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/19/2020
Series:	LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Alan Elliott

Table of Contents

I. Introduction Ii. The Position Of Spirit Mediumship In Chinese Religion Iii. The Theory And Practice Of Spirit Mediumship Theory And .Equipment Iv. The Cult Of The 'Great Saint' V. Comparison Of Spirit-Medium Cults Vi. Specialised Branches Of Shenism Vii. Spirit-Medium Festivals Viii. Conclusions