Death and the Afterlife: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from a Global City (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Synopsis

What insights can we gain from the rituals, actions, and interactions around death and the afterlife? This edited collection offers a multidisciplinary perspective on how individuals and collectives “do” death and interact with the dead.Through case studies of Singaporean Chinese religion communities, the authors bring a myriad of knowledge and experience from eight different but interconnected disciplines to examine, map, document, and theorise the practices of death and the afterlife. Heritage here is not just a point of nostalgia or historical snapshot, but becomes a significant resource for the shaping of and grappling with diasporic and contemporary Singaporean Chinese identities. This edited collection moves beyond “western” sites of knowledge by offering a series of multidisciplinary perspectives on death practices, drawn from research with individuals, groups, and organisations that identify themselves as Singaporean Chinese, and the spaces and places often referred to as "Chinese Singapore".This collection will appeal to a wide and diverse audience of scholars, students, and practitioners. In particular, key target audiences would include, but are not limited to those interested in Asia, particularly Chinese studies and Chinese migrant/diasporic communities, and scholars in sociology, history, anthropology, and social/cultural geography.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040027875

Related ISBNs:

9781003344858, 9781040027868, 9781032383989, 9781032383958

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

06/12/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Kit Ying Lye and Terence Heng

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Kit Ying Lye

Edited by:

Terence Heng