Anyone who visits heavily Chinese cities in Malaysia cannot help being struck by the vibrant life surrounding temples, shrines and religious practices. There are a number of very good books on this topic, and I do not claim any sort of expertise, but over the past few years, I have collected few hundred photographs of Chinese temples, ancestral associations and the like. I am currently preparing brief photographic maps of such sites in Malacca and Penang. These should be up soon.
In Spring of 2006, five honors students from the Department of History at NUS embarked on a special course in which we conducted fieldwork in Malacca on topics related to religion and society. Each student wrote an outstanding paper, and since that time, I have come across the same topics, often in scholarly settings, but never done quite as well.
Please note: This constitutes published material, and should be cited in a form such as the following:
Wendy CHOO Liyun, “Socialization and Localization: A Case Study of the Datuk Gong Cult in Malacca” Religion and Society in Malacca, Published August 20, 2007. <Date of access>, <URL>.
Articles
Of Joss Paper and Incense: A Study of Chinese Religious Knowledge in Malacca
Robert CHIA Huang Pin,
Socialization and Localization: A Case Study of the Datuk Gong Cult in Malacca
Wendy CHOO Liyun,
Clan Associations and Chinese Religion in Jonker Street and Bukit Cina, Malacca
Jamie FOO Chia Yee,
Space and Memory in the Reconstruction of Religious Myth: A Study of the Community Surrounding the Kampung Hulu Mosque
Fadhzila Binte Ja'affar
Be Thou My 'Vision:' Christianity in Christ Church Melaka and Beyond
Celisa LIN
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