Religions in Singapore: A Historical Overview

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Lecture by Professor Bruce Lockhart, National University of Singapore
National Museum of Singapore
27 May 2017

Singapore’s present-day multi-religious environment has two hundred years of history behind it. Each of the various religious traditions in the city-state has its own story and its own place in Singapore’s historical narrative. This talk will give an overview of history of religion in Singapore, looking at the five largest groups – Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism and Christianity – and the major landmarks in their growth here. Of particular interest is how several of the traditions have grown and expanded beyond the particular ethnic groups that first introduced them to Singapore.

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Seminar on Religions Religions State and Politics
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