ISBN:
9789812303462
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (131 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version Peranakan Indians of Singapore and Melaka : Indian Babas and Nonyas - Chitty Melaka
DDC:
305.8009595
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
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 with and married local Malays in Malacca. Most Peranakan Indians are Saivite Hindus, speak a version of Malay amongst themselves, and have a cuisine influenced by all three major cultures of Malaysia and Singapore (Malay, Indian, Chinese). Bringing together original interviews and archival material
Description / Table of Contents:
Table of Contents; 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
Description / Table of Contents:
12. Notes on the Spoken Language of the Peranakan Indians13. Some Unique Features of the Peranakan Indians; 14. Some Prominent Peranakan Indians in Singapore; 15. Conclusion; Sources; Index; About the Author;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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