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Penang:
Rites of Belonging
in a Malaysian Chinese Community
by
Jean DeBernardi
New. This fascinating study looks at the way Penang Chinese have adapted the religious beliefs and practices of their ancestors in China to help them cope with, firstly, British colonialism and now the modern Malaysian nation state. The 316 scholarly, but very readble,pages are the result of more than two years of living with this community. Contents include
- 1 - The Localisation of Chinese Society in Penang,
- 2 - "A Very Irreligious but Most Superstitious People": Trust Tolerance and Control in the Straits Settlements 1786-1857,
- 3 - Belonging and Boundaries: European Freemasons and Chinese Sworn Brotherhoods,
- 4 - Rites of Belonging: Initiation into the Chinese Sworn Brotherhoods,
- 5 - Rights of Belonging: Citizenship and Ethnic Nationalism,
- 6 - Time, Space and Social Memory,
- 7 - the Politics of Religious Revitalisation: The Hungry Ghosts Festival,
- 8 - Performing Magical Power: The Nine Emperor Gods Festival,
- A Glossary of Chinese terms used in the book and an extensive bibliography.
Weight 0.60 Kg. Airmail postage to Asia Pacific countries: $9, to Central Asia, Europe & the Middle East: $13 and to Africa and North & South America: $18. Surface mail worldwide $7. Postage within Malaysia is free
Published by NUS Press, 2009 Singapore. Reprint ISBN: 9789971694166
Condition: Paperback. New |
