Spirits in the city: the changing structure of Zhong Yuan Jie in Singapore from 1965-2000
The Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore is one of the most celebrated festivals amongst the Chinese. However, the socioeconomic climate in Singapore have influenced the changes in religious practice. The essay exemplifies these changes through the study of three temples in Singapore: 修德善堂养心社 Seu Tec...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1653712023-04-01T16:55:47Z Spirits in the city: the changing structure of Zhong Yuan Jie in Singapore from 1965-2000 Lim, Ting Xuan Michael Stanley-Baker School of Humanities msb@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::History::Asia::Singapore::Religion The Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore is one of the most celebrated festivals amongst the Chinese. However, the socioeconomic climate in Singapore have influenced the changes in religious practice. The essay exemplifies these changes through the study of three temples in Singapore: 修德善堂养心社 Seu Teck Sean Tong Yiang Sin Sia, 正龙宫玄江殿Chia Leng Kong Heng Kang Tian Temple, and 沙岡萬山福德祠Sar Kong Mun San Fook Tuck Chee. The study of these temple elucidated how socioeconomic policies influenced changes in traditional temple rituals. These temples are forced to change due to the lack of availability of traditional ritual offerings. Yet, these temples attempted to hold on to their traditional practices in spite of these changes. Therefore, the material culture of these food and paper offerings, along with the rituals conducted, have continued to shift their meaning due to the changing socioeconomic context of Singapore. Bachelor of Arts in History 2023-03-26T12:25:05Z 2023-03-26T12:25:05Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Lim, T. X. (2023). Spirits in the city: the changing structure of Zhong Yuan Jie in Singapore from 1965-2000. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165371 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165371 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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The Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore is one of the most celebrated festivals amongst the Chinese. However, the socioeconomic climate in Singapore have influenced the changes in religious practice. The essay exemplifies these changes through the study of three temples in Singapore: 修德善堂养心社 Seu Teck Sean Tong Yiang Sin Sia, 正龙宫玄江殿Chia Leng Kong Heng Kang Tian Temple, and 沙岡萬山福德祠Sar Kong Mun San Fook Tuck Chee. The study of these temple elucidated how socioeconomic policies influenced changes in traditional temple rituals. These temples are forced to change due to the lack of availability of traditional ritual offerings. Yet, these temples attempted to hold on to their traditional practices in spite of these changes. Therefore, the material culture of these food and paper offerings, along with the rituals conducted, have continued to shift their meaning due to the changing socioeconomic context of Singapore. |
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