Chinese Death Rituals In Singapore (Anthropology of Asia) - Softcover

Chee-Kiong, Tong

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041564660X ISBN 13: 9780415646604

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Tong Chee Kiong teaches in the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore.

Review:

'The book is graced with more than a dozen photographs of funeral setups and rituals and it has a useful list of Chinese Characters. The fact it is the only monographic study in English on Chinese death rituals in a Chinese society makes it not only useful for specialists but suitable as well for use on courses on Chinese religion and ritual.' - Adam Yuet Chau, University of Oxford, Journal of Chinese Religions, 2009

'This highly readable book introduces readers to a fascinating aspect of Chinese Rituals in Singapore. The book is thoroughly researched, well written and clearly structured, and contains rich ethnographic data that bring to life a subject pertinent to every individual. The reader will gain a strong sense of the socio-cultural world that the Sinaporean Chinese negotiates, in all its richness and nuances.' - Lily Kong, National University of Singapore, Temenos, Nrdic Journal of Comparative Religion, Volume 43 No. 2

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 041564660X
• ISBN 13: 9780415646604
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208