Popular Religion in Southeast Asia.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (323 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Development of Religion in Southeast Asia -- 3 Three Versions of Popular Hinduism -- 4 Buddhism and Popular Religion -- 5 Popular Islam in Malaysia and Indonesia -- 6 Conversion and Popular Christianity -- 7 The Magic of the Market -- 8 Religious Movements as Popular Religion -- 9 Popular Religion in Southeast Asia -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
An innovative and interpretive overview of the nature of popular religion in Southeast Asia, covering Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, as well as Christianity and the conversion of indigenous peoples.