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SUMMARY:Religious events in Southeast Asia
LOCATION:REC A2.05
DESCRIPTION:The panel explores the emergence of religious events as signifi
 cant expressions of public religiosity in the landscape of contemporary Sou
 theast Asia. Moving from secular registers, events constitute today an incr
 easingly common stage for expressing religious belonging while remaining os
 tensibly outside of the sphere of formal ritual. The panel aims to brainsto
 rm on the emergence of events as a distinct form of the sacred, elaborating
  on different socio-religious contexts in Southeast Asia.\n\nFrom “Christia
 n pop” festivals in the Philippines to Universal Studios-sponsored Easter-t
 hemed parks in Singapore. From Tablighi mega-assemblies in Malaysia to musi
 c shows honouring Magha Puja in Thailand. From the 212 mass gatherings in J
 akarta to Buddhist Waisak exhibitions in shopping malls in Bangkok and Sura
 baya. Religious events are hubs of discourse and practice in which the inte
 rests of world religions as they are localised on the ground merge with the
  avenues of capitalism, pop culture and political militancy. They produce, 
 in the process, new spaces of liminality between the sacred and the secular
 , as well as new forms of affect in which religious uncanniness is made tan
 gible. As Rev. Ruth Dowson (2020) signalled, moreover, the increasing relev
 ance of religious events – in the form of concerts, shows, tournaments, str
 eet protests, political debates – can be seen on a continuum with the broad
 er “eventisation” of sociocultural life at large and they may yield respons
 es that depart significantly from the expected outcomes (Bramadat et al. 20
 21).\n\nThe panel will invite reflections on questions such as: what space 
 do religious events occupy in current (re)enchanted Southeast Asia? How do 
 established religious hierarchies and ritual regimes communicate with a nov
 el form of religious expression, one defined by overtly secular platforms a
 nd imaginaries? What distinct forms of religious affect and sociality becom
 e manifest under these specific circumstances?
URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/religious-events-in-southeast-asia
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