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Rites of Belonging

Memory, Modernity, and Identity in a Malaysian Chinese Community

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ID19966456
AuthorsJean Debernardi (0000-0002-2733-6060, corresponding author)
Year2004
Publication date2004-02-19
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueRites of Belonging (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherStanford University Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1515/9780804766883
OpenAlexW1255187546
ISBN9780804766883
LanguageEN
Citations received33

Contents Maps and Figures vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Note on Romanization xiii Introduction 1 Part I. Religion and Society in Colonial Penang 1. The Localization of Chinese Society in Colonial Penang 00 2. A Very Irreligious but Most Superstitious People: Trust, Tolerance, and Control in the Straits Settlements, 1786-1857 00 3. Belonging and Boundaries: European Freemasons and Chinese Sworn Brotherhoods 00 4. Rites of Belonging: Initiation into the Chinese Sworn Brotherhoods 000 Part II. Religion and the Politics of Ethnic Revival in Contemporary Penang 5. Rights of Belonging: Citizenship and Ethnic Nationalism 000 6. Time, Space, and Social Memory 000 7. The Politics of a Religious Revitalization: The Hungry Ghosts Festival 000 8. Performing Magical Power: The Nine Emperor Gods Festival 000 Conclusion 000 Reference Matter Appendix Table: Chinese Festivals Celebrated in Penang, Malaysia 000 Glossary of Chinese Terms 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000 Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Chinese Malaysia Pinang Ethnic identity, Chinese Malaysia Pinang Rites and ceremonies, Chinese Malaysia Pinang Societies, etc, Pinang History, Pinang Religious life and customs, Pinang Social life and customs

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