Rising China, Chinese Culture and Its Transformation in Southeast Asia
Leo Suryadinata, editor
Date of publication:
2026
Publisher:
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Number of pages:
253
Code:
PIC307
Soft Cover
ISBN: 9789815306101
About the publication
The study of China’s culture in Southeast Asia is particularly significant as some observers misconceive Chinese culture in Southeast Asia as purely “Chinese”, as if it had not been influenced by local conditions, including nationalism. In reality, Chinese culture in Southeast Asia is imbued with distinct differences that set itself apart from that in mainland China.
Nevertheless, the question remains whether the rise of China has made the further transformation of local Chinese culture difficult, if not impossible. This book aims to examine the following: the current status of Chinese religions, language, literature, music and performing arts in Southeast Asia, their local characteristics, their position in both local Chinese and non-Chinese local society, and their problems and prospects.
Seventeen scholars have been invited to present papers to deal with the above themes and with one exception, their revised papers are eventually included in this book. This is the most up-to-date publication that addresses the topic of Chinese culture and its transformation in Southeast Asia.
Contents
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Rising China, Chinese Culture and Its Transformation in Southeast Asia
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789815306118], by Leo Suryadinata, author -
preliminary pages
- PART I: CHINESE CULTURE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
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1. Chinese Cultures and Their Transformation in Southeast Asia, by Tan Chee Beng, author
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2. Historical Trajectories of Chinese Culture in Southeast Asia, by Leo Suryadinata, author
- PART II: CHINESE RELIGIONS IN TRANSFORMATION
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3. Chinese Buddhist Transformation in Malaysia, by Tan Lee Ooi, author
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4. Making Buddhism Less Chinese: The Curious Case of True Direction, by Jack Meng-Tat Chia, author
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5. Adaptation and Transformation: Chinese Language and Religious Practices in Brunei Darussalam, by Kaili Zhao, Chang-Yau Hoon, authors
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6. “Becoming 100% Confucian and 100% Pancasilaist”: The Adjustment and Transformation of Confucianism in Indonesia, by Evi Lina Sutrisno, author
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7. Articulating Chineseness: Chinese and Hui Muslims in Malaysia, by Hew Wai Weng, author
- PART III: CHINESE MUSIC AND OPERA IN TRANSFORMATION
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8. Composing Chinese Orchestra Music with Southeast Asian Elements, by Wang Chenwei, author
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9. The “Localization” of Chinese Music in Malaysia, by Chung Yi, author
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10. Chinese Opera in Singapore: Inheritance and Indigenization, by Chua Soo Pong, author
- PART IV: CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN TRANSFORMATION
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11. Development of Malaysian Mandarin and Its Linguistic Features: Observations on Lexical Influences from Mainstream Mandarin, by Khoo Kiak Uei, author
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12. Beyond Chineseness: The Multiethnicity of Malaysian Chinese Literature, by Wong Yoon Wah, author
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13. Characteristics of Singapore Chinese Literature: From Realism to Modernism, by Tan Chee Lay, author
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14. The Poetics of a Chinese Mind in Philippine Chinese Literature, by Shirley O. Lua, author
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15. Reading Sinophone Thai Literature: Emergence, Submergence and Transmergence, by Kornphanat Tungkeunkunt, Gritiya Rattanakantadilok, authors
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