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

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

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Documents the all-but-forgotten history, customs, religion and culture of the Peranakan Indians of Singapore and Malacca.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dhoraisingam, Samuel (Author)
Corporate Author: Gale Group
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2006.
Series:Gale virtual reference library
Subjects:
Peranakan (Asian people) > Malaysia > Malacca (State) > History.
Peranakan (Asian people) > Singapore > History.
Peranakan (Asian people) > Malaysia > Malacca (State) > Social life and customs.
Peranakan (Asian people) > Singapore > Social life and customs.
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Table of Contents:
  • Origin of the Peranakan Indians during the Melaka Sultanate
  • The Peranakan Indians in Portuguese Melaka
  • The Peranakan Indians in Dutch Melaka
  • The Peranakan Indians under British rule in Melaka and their migration to Singapore
  • The Peranakan Indians under Japanese occupation, 1942-45
  • The Peranakan Indians today in Gajah Berang, Melaka
  • Some major Saivite festivals and ceremonies of the Peranakan Indians
  • Fertility and marriage ceremonies
  • Funerals
  • Clothes, jewellery and footwear
  • Peranakan Indian cuisine
  • Notes on the spoken language of the Peranakan Indians
  • Some unique features of the Peranakan Indians
  • Some prominent Peranakan Indians in Singapore.

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