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Keramat, Sacred Relics and Forbidden Idols in Singapore

Name: Keramat, Sacred Relics and Forbidden Idols in Singapore
ISBN: 9781040118153

William L. Gibson,

230 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

Keramat, Sacred Relics and Forbidden Idols in Singapore

William L. Gibson,

About this book

Keramat, holy graves and shrines, represent physical markers of Singapore's history as a multi?ethnic maritime trading center. They offered sanctified spaces not only for Muslims but also for the entire community in which they emerged. Maintained by self?appointed caretakers, the stories of keramat often interweave fact with folklore that mirror the history and sensibilities of the community.

While once an abundant part of the social landscape of Singapore, many keramat were destroyed during the post?independence rush to develop. These keramat now face a second vanishing with memories of them fading as caretakers and community members age and pass away. In parallel, many modern Muslims consider keramat as a form of shirk, or polytheism, and tacitly consent to their destruction. This book concludes by critically examining the often?tense relationship between keramat and authority, both secular and religious, from colonial to modern times. The dilemmas of grappling with puritanical norms and grassroots elaborations in varying modes of preservation are investigated using case studies from Singapore and the wider region.

A vital resource for scholars, this work contributes to a people's history of Singapore, one that both deepens and problematizes official historical accounts.

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