The dynamic process of syncretism: Datuk Gong worship in Malaysia
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The dynamic process of syncretism: Datuk Gong worship in Malaysia | |
| Creator | Wang, Zhaoyuan | |
| Description | The Datuk Gong worship in Malaysia is a fusion of Malay keramat and Chinese Tudi Shen, hence easy to be labelled ‘syncretism’. Nevertheless, the rich dynamism of syncretism as a process in Datuk Gong worship is still underexplored. Through the combination of historical documentary method and anthropological multi-sited field work, this article examines the three stages in the syncretic process of Datuk Gong worship: syncretic amity, syncretic encompassment and synthesis, as well as diverse strategies Chinese devotees adopted in each stage. Compared with other worship of non-Chinese deities in Southeast Asia, the peculiarity of Datuk Gong worship in West Malaysia is that it has reached a high level of synthesis, hence its own independence.Contribution: Through the examination of Datuk Gong worship in Malaysia, a syncretism of Chinese Religion, local animism and Islam, the study provides a rare and excellent example to mirror the rich dynamism of syncretism as a process in Southeast Asia, a meeting point of different civilisations. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2022-04-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v78i4.7269 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 78, No 4 (2022); 6 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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