Peranakan Indians of Singapore and Melaka : : Indian Babas and Nonyas - Chitty Melaka /

Peranakan Indians of Singapore and Melaka : : Indian Babas and Nonyas - Chitty Melaka / / Samuel S. Dhoraisingam.

This book offers a glimpse into an almost unknown but distinct community in Singapore and Malaysia: the Peranakan Indians. Overshadowed by the larger, more widespread and more influential Peranakan Chinese, this tightly knit community likewise dates back to early colonial merchants who intermingled...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Dhoraisingam, Samuel S.,
MitwirkendeR:
Nathan, S. R.,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2005]
©2005
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (132 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Origin of the Peranakan Indians during the Melaka Sultanate
  • 2. The Peranakan Indians in Portuguese Melaka
  • 3. The Peranakan Indians in Dutch Melaka
  • 4. The Peranakan Indians under British Rule in Melaka and their Migration to Singapore
  • 5. The Peranakan Indians under Japanese Occupation, 1942–45
  • 6. The Peranakan Indians today in Gajah Berang, Melaka
  • 7. Some Major Saivite Festivals and Ceremonies of the Peranakan Indians
  • 8. Fertility and Marriage Ceremonies
  • 9. Funerals
  • 10. Clothes, Jewellery and Footwear
  • 11. Peranakan Indian Cuisine
  • 12. Notes on the Spoken Language of the Peranakan Indians
  • 13. Some Unique Features of the Peranakan Indians
  • 14. Some Prominent Peranakan Indians in Singapore
  • 15. Conclusion
  • Sources
  • Index
  • About the Author

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