Title Rites of belonging : memory, modernity, and identity in a Malaysian Chinese community / Jean DeBernardi

Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2004] ©2004

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Description xvi, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents 1. The Localization of Chinese Society in Colonial 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 a Religious Revitalization: The Hungry Ghosts Festival -- 8. Performing Magical Power: The Nine Emperor Gods Festival -- App. Chinese Festivals Celebrated in Penang, Malaysia Notes Formerly CIP. Uk Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Chinese -- Malaysia -- Pulau Pinang (State) -- Ethnic identity. Chinese -- Malaysia -- Pulau Pinang (State) -- Rites and ceremonies. Chinese -- Malaysia -- Pulau Pinang (State) -- Societies, etc. SUBJECT Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014019409 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014019409 -- Religious life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007603 Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014019409 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851 LC no. 2003024498 ISBN 0804744866 cloth alkaline paper

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