New Religiosities, Modern Capitalism, and Moral Complexities in Southeast Asia

As Southeast Asia experiences unprecedented economic modernization, religious and moral practices are being challenged as never before. From Thai casinos to Singaporean megachurches, from the practitioners of Islamic Finance in Jakarta to Pentecostal Christians in rural Cambodia, this volume discuss...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Koning, Juliette (Editor), Njoto-Feillard, Gwenaël (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
SeriesReligion and Society in Asia Pacific
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789811029691
DOI10.1007/978-981-10-2969-1
Physical DescriptionXIII, 293 p. 9 illus., 5 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: New Religiosities, Modern Capitalism and Moral Complexities in Southeast Asia
  • Muhammadiyah vs. Mammon: The Economic Trials and Tribulations of an Islamic Modernist Mass-Organization in Indonesia (1990s-2000s)
  • Beyond the Prosperity Gospel: Moral Identity Work and Organizational Cultures in Pentecostal-charismatic Churches in Indonesia
  • New Life in an Expanding Market Economy: Moral Issues among Cambodia's Highland Protestants
  • A Moral Economy in Motion: The Dynamics and Limitations of a Pentecostal Alternative Society in Cambodia
  • A Church for Us: Itineraries of Burmese Migrants Navigating in Thailand through the Charismatic Christian Church
  • Of Riches and Faith: The Prosperity Gospels of Megachurches in Singapore
  • Religious Worlding: Christianity and the New Production of Space in the Philippines
  • What is a Halal Lab? Islamic Technoscience in Malaysia
  • Religion, Prosperity, and Lottery Lore: The Linkage of New Religious Networks to Gambling Practices in Thailand
  • Made in Singapore: Conceiving, Making and Using Ritual Objects in Hindu Domains
  • Epilogue: Capitalist Rationalities and Religious Moralities: An Agonistic Plurality.