Ex nihilo
The Christian creation story and the founding of modern Singapore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3878002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samantha Fong (0009-0002-2874-8240, Duke University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 295-299 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-3740 • E-ISSN: 1461-7048 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0921374015585233 |
| OpenAlex | W2578988884 |
| Language | EN |
Singapore is often lauded as a triumph of modernity-a prosperous city created from nothing-based on a logic perversely parallel to that of the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo. However, this brief essay argues that the nationalistic narrative of Singapore as pure, Man-made creation participates in a colonial historiography that not only hides but continues to enact forms of erasure and destruction
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · Doctrine · Epistemology · Historiography · Literature · Modernity · Narrative · Nothing · Theology · Asian Studies and History · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Philosophy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |