A survey of some Chinese temples in Kuala Lumpur / Yap Beng Choo

Yap, Beng Choo (1984) A survey of some Chinese temples in Kuala Lumpur / Yap Beng Choo. Undergraduates thesis, University of Malaya.

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Abstract

This study which is a survey of some Chinese temples in Kuala Lumpur is divided into six chapters. In chapter one, the writer gives the aim of the study, ie. to gain an insight into some of the sociodeal aspect of the temple in Kuala Lumpur, the methods used and the problem faced in her study. Chapter two is review of the literature available on the Chinese religious systems and temples. Chapter three is based upon the data collected on the Chinese temples in Kuala Lumpur, ie. On the establishment and the development of these temples, how they were set up and who set up these temples, the different types of temples and the descriptions of these temples. Chapter four is on the social organization of the temple, ie. the people directly and indirectly involved in the running of the temples. Chapter five gives a detailed descriptions of the religious and social activities in the temples. In chapter six, the writer concludes on the significance of the Chinese temples to the Chinese in Malaysia today.

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