Alvin Eng Hui Lim
Biographic Data
| ID | 1097673 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alvin Eng Hui Lim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alvin Eng Hui |
| FAMILY NAME | Lim |
| SIGNATURE | LIM A E H |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9118-4551 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Speaking in Tongues in Comparative Contexts and their Digital Soundscapes
In Singapore, spirit mediums are assisted by a zhuotou who receives, translates, and performs instructions from the medium possessed by a deity.In the context of Charismatic Christianity in Singapore, the practice is somewhat paralleled, but the pastor is the source and producer of incomprehensible words.This performative act signals both the pastor addressing God as well as his supposed intimacy with God.This chapter examines and compares the tw…
Speaking in Tongues in Comparative Contexts and their Digital Soundscapes
What Colour Is a Ghost
This article explores the colours of spectral possessions and ghostly appearances in performance forms such as gezai xi from Taiwan, thaumaturgical consultations where human mediums possessed by underworld Chinese deities instinctively know to use green and blue lighting to light the room, and music concerts (or getai) for the deceased in graveyards during the annual Hungry Ghost Festival. The lighting choices and the staging suggest a serious co…
Wangye practices online
This article explores the performance of a transnational network of Wangye practices, spirits, technologies, vessels, and Sinophone communities. The Wangye belief, a Fujianese popular religion performed in mainland China, Southeast Asia and Taiwan, remains widely performed. The article begins with an account of watching a YouTube recording of the live stream video of the Donggang Ying Wang religious festival in 2018. Culminating in the deity's se…
Lemongrass, lotteries and the digital
As the COVID-19 situation intensified in Malaysia during the second half of 2020, live-streamed videos of Chinese underworld gods, Dua Ya Pek and Di Ya Pek appeared on Facebook. Possessing different human vessels each time, the gods ate, drank, smoked, and communicated with their devotees online by improvising and responding to their online ‘comments’. During one possession, Dua Ya Pek even had a specific remedy for COVID-19: stalks of lemongrass…
Technologies of the Hungry Ghosts and Underworld Gods
During the seventh lunar month, many Chinese believe that the gates of the underworld open and the spirits return to dwell with the living. During this month, concerts and performances, colloquially known as getai (English: a stage for songs) or kuatai, are staged for both the dead and the living in Singapore and Malaysia. Many Chinese temples and professional videographers in Singapore now provide live streaming of getai performances and spirit …
Live Streaming and Digital Stages for the Hungry Ghosts and Deities
Many Chinese temples in Singapore provide live streaming of getai (English: a stage for songs) during the Hungry Ghost Month as well as deities' birthday celebrations and spirit possessions-a recent phenomenon. For instance, Sheng Hong Temple launched its own app in 2018, as part of a digital turn that culminated in a series of live streaming events during the temple's 100-year anniversary celebrations. Deities' visits to the temple from mainland…
Between the sea and the shore
The Chinese diaspora brought tablets and effigies of their Taoist gods with them when they migrated to Southeast Asia. Temples in the region hold annual festivals to evoke this passage from the sea to the shore, assisted by makeshift sets, props, and generators with floodlights. In this article, I examine the durational performances of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Singapore, which consist of people and deities moving in processions. What doe…
Live Streaming and Digital Stages for the Hungry Ghosts and Deities
Many Chinese temples in Singapore provide live streaming of getai (English: a stage for songs) during the Hungry Ghost Month as well as deities' birthday celebrations and spirit possessions-a recent phenomenon. For instance, Sheng Hong Temple launched its own app in 2018, as part of a digital turn that culminated in a series of live streaming events during the temple's 100-year anniversary celebrations. Deities' visits to the temple from mainland…
Between the sea and the shore
The Chinese diaspora brought tablets and effigies of their Taoist gods with them when they migrated to Southeast Asia. Temples in the region hold annual festivals to evoke this passage from the sea to the shore, assisted by makeshift sets, props, and generators with floodlights. In this article, I examine the durational performances of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Singapore, which consist of people and deities moving in processions. What doe…
Wangye practices online
This article explores the performance of a transnational network of Wangye practices, spirits, technologies, vessels, and Sinophone communities. The Wangye belief, a Fujianese popular religion performed in mainland China, Southeast Asia and Taiwan, remains widely performed. The article begins with an account of watching a YouTube recording of the live stream video of the Donggang Ying Wang religious festival in 2018. Culminating in the deity's se…
Between the sea and the shore
The Chinese diaspora brought tablets and effigies of their Taoist gods with them when they migrated to Southeast Asia. Temples in the region hold annual festivals to evoke this passage from the sea to the shore, assisted by makeshift sets, props, and generators with floodlights. In this article, I examine the durational performances of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Singapore, which consist of people and deities moving in processions. What doe…
Live Streaming and Digital Stages for the Hungry Ghosts and Deities
Many Chinese temples in Singapore provide live streaming of getai (English: a stage for songs) during the Hungry Ghost Month as well as deities' birthday celebrations and spirit possessions-a recent phenomenon. For instance, Sheng Hong Temple launched its own app in 2018, as part of a digital turn that culminated in a series of live streaming events during the temple's 100-year anniversary celebrations. Deities' visits to the temple from mainland…
Technologies of the Hungry Ghosts and Underworld Gods
During the seventh lunar month, many Chinese believe that the gates of the underworld open and the spirits return to dwell with the living. During this month, concerts and performances, colloquially known as getai (English: a stage for songs) or kuatai, are staged for both the dead and the living in Singapore and Malaysia. Many Chinese temples and professional videographers in Singapore now provide live streaming of getai performances and spirit …
Lemongrass, lotteries and the digital
As the COVID-19 situation intensified in Malaysia during the second half of 2020, live-streamed videos of Chinese underworld gods, Dua Ya Pek and Di Ya Pek appeared on Facebook. Possessing different human vessels each time, the gods ate, drank, smoked, and communicated with their devotees online by improvising and responding to their online ‘comments’. During one possession, Dua Ya Pek even had a specific remedy for COVID-19: stalks of lemongrass…
Wangye practices online
This article explores the performance of a transnational network of Wangye practices, spirits, technologies, vessels, and Sinophone communities. The Wangye belief, a Fujianese popular religion performed in mainland China, Southeast Asia and Taiwan, remains widely performed. The article begins with an account of watching a YouTube recording of the live stream video of the Donggang Ying Wang religious festival in 2018. Culminating in the deity's se…
Speaking in Tongues in Comparative Contexts and their Digital Soundscapes
In Singapore, spirit mediums are assisted by a zhuotou who receives, translates, and performs instructions from the medium possessed by a deity.In the context of Charismatic Christianity in Singapore, the practice is somewhat paralleled, but the pastor is the source and producer of incomprehensible words.This performative act signals both the pastor addressing God as well as his supposed intimacy with God.This chapter examines and compares the tw…
Speaking in Tongues in Comparative Contexts and their Digital Soundscapes
What Colour Is a Ghost
This article explores the colours of spectral possessions and ghostly appearances in performance forms such as gezai xi from Taiwan, thaumaturgical consultations where human mediums possessed by underworld Chinese deities instinctively know to use green and blue lighting to light the room, and music concerts (or getai) for the deceased in graveyards during the annual Hungry Ghost Festival. The lighting choices and the staging suggest a serious co…
Art (6 works) · History (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Visual arts (5 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Acoustics (2 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (2 works) · Asian Studies and History (2 works) · China (2 works)