Temples Against Development:A Case Study of Hinduism in Malaysia

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  • 開発に抗する寺院―マレーシアのヒンドゥー教をめぐる事例から―
  • カイハツ ニ コウスル ジイン : マレーシア ノ ヒンドゥーキョウ オ メグル ジレイ カラ

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<p>Hindu temples in estates were destroyed and relocated by developers and the state government, and a conflict between temples and developers arose, especially in the 2000s. The main reason for the demolition was that the temples were illegal because they had no land titles. Previous studies have mentioned that Malaysian Indians were victimized under the Islamization policy and NGO activists, rather than Indian politicians, fought against developers to protect the temples. This paper focuses on the temples that have been sustained over time even though they have faced the threat of demolition. It points out the reasons for the existence of the temples. The reasons are as follows: 1) the faith in divine punishment, 2) the expansion of the site by building shrines, 3) resistance by NGO activists and the community, 4) organized temple management, and 5) the registration of the temples. In some cases, political power and development brought the existence of Hindu temples to the point of crisis, but in other cases, the temple’s side resists the law by using various strategies to sustain religious practice.</p>

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  • Religion and Society

    Religion and Society 25 (0), 17-31, 2019-06-08

    The Japanese Association for the Study of Religion and Society

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