Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
8-2005
Abstract
This paper examines the roles that museums play as 'unofficially sacred' places, underscoring or challenging the religious life of a people and 'nation'. It focuses on three key questions: (1) Do sub-national and transnational religious formations pose a challenge to or present opportunities for nation-building strategies, and what part do museums play in this struggle? (2) In what ways do re-presentations of religion in museums contest or reinforce religious community and identity? and (3) What challenges do museum displays pose to the understanding of religious meanings? This paper explores these three key questions about the intersection of religion with politics and ideologies, social relations, and cultural interpretations and transformations using an in-depth case study of an exhibition on the Jewish community in Singapore.
Keywords
religion, nation, community, identity, museums, Jews, Singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Human Geography | Race and Ethnicity
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Social and Cultural Geography
Volume
6
Issue
4
First Page
495
Last Page
513
ISSN
1464-9365
Identifier
10.1080/14649360500200213
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Citation
Kong, Lily.(2005). Re-presenting the Religious: Nation, Community and Identity in Museums. Social and Cultural Geography, 6(4), 495-513.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1716
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/14649360500200213