Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Southeast Asia, China, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Tong Chee Kiong ISBN: 9781135798437
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 1, 2004
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Tong Chee Kiong
ISBN: 9781135798437
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 1, 2004
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Through a cultural analysis of the symbols of death - flesh, blood, bones, souls, time numbers, food and money - Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore throws light upon the Chinese perception of death and how they cope with its eventuality. In the seeming mass of religious rituals and beliefs, it suggests that there is an underlying logic to the rituals. This in turn leads Kiong to examine the interrelationship between death and the socioeconomic value system of China as a whole.

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Through a cultural analysis of the symbols of death - flesh, blood, bones, souls, time numbers, food and money - Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore throws light upon the Chinese perception of death and how they cope with its eventuality. In the seeming mass of religious rituals and beliefs, it suggests that there is an underlying logic to the rituals. This in turn leads Kiong to examine the interrelationship between death and the socioeconomic value system of China as a whole.

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