Intimating the sacred : religion in English language Malaysian fiction
Literature and society Malaysian fiction (English) Religion and sociology Religion in literature Malaysian literature (English) LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory Literature Religion SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion sähkökirjat
Hong Kong University Press
2011
EISBN 9789888053889
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
ch. 1. Visions of possibilities : religion and/as "hospitality" in Lloyd Fernando's novels.
ch. 2. Irony and the sacred in Lee Kok Liang's fiction.
ch. 3. Hinduism and the ways of the divine : the works of K.S. Maniam.
ch. 4. Contentious faiths : questioning Confucianism and Christianity in the fiction of Shirley Lim.
ch. 5. Islam and modernity in contemporary Anglophone fiction by Malay writers.
Conclusion.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
Religion has featured in Anglophone literature in Malaysia from colonial times to the present. In Intimating the Sacred, Andrew Hock Soon Ng considers the practice of everyday religiosity as represented in literature, which is often starkly opposed to the impression created by religious rhetoric promoted by the government. The book's examination of intersections between (post)modernity and religion highlights links between religion and other facets of colonial and postcolonial identity such as class, gender and sexuality. It will appeal not only to scholars and specialists, but also to anyone
Introduction.
ch. 1. Visions of possibilities : religion and/as "hospitality" in Lloyd Fernando's novels.
ch. 2. Irony and the sacred in Lee Kok Liang's fiction.
ch. 3. Hinduism and the ways of the divine : the works of K.S. Maniam.
ch. 4. Contentious faiths : questioning Confucianism and Christianity in the fiction of Shirley Lim.
ch. 5. Islam and modernity in contemporary Anglophone fiction by Malay writers.
Conclusion.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
Religion has featured in Anglophone literature in Malaysia from colonial times to the present. In Intimating the Sacred, Andrew Hock Soon Ng considers the practice of everyday religiosity as represented in literature, which is often starkly opposed to the impression created by religious rhetoric promoted by the government. The book's examination of intersections between (post)modernity and religion highlights links between religion and other facets of colonial and postcolonial identity such as class, gender and sexuality. It will appeal not only to scholars and specialists, but also to anyone
