Baba Nyonya Heritage: Peranakan Weddings from a Malaccan Perspective
Title | Baba Nyonya Heritage: Peranakan Weddings from a Malaccan Perspective PDF eBook |
Author | Charles KK Chua |
Publisher | Malaysian Institute of Translation & Books |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2019-07-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9674608214 |
Baba Nyonya Heritage: Peranakan Weddings from a Malaccan Perspective was written by a sixth generation Baba, who has practiced the traditions of Peranakan weddings over a span of eight decades. During the course of his life, he observed, learned and participated in every aspect of traditional Baba Nyonya weddings – from the matchmaker’s arrival, to exchanges between the families, to the actual wedding, which comprises many small and intimate ceremonies of its own. Having been a firsthand witness and participant at the traditional Peranakan weddings of many family members (including his own), he is uniquely qualified to be the author of such an important cultural document. The intention of this book is to document and preserve the traditions of Peranakan weddings, both in their original form and as they have been adapted over the years, in order to ensure that future generations will continue to live up to the proverb “Biar mati anak, jangan mati adat.” (Our cultural identity is more precious than our flesh and blood).
A Baba Bibliography
Title | A Baba Bibliography PDF eBook |
Author | Bonny Tan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Ethnology |
ISBN |
A Doctor in the House
Title | A Doctor in the House PDF eBook |
Author | Mahathir bin Mohamad |
Publisher | |
Pages | 900 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
The Way of Kueh
Title | The Way of Kueh PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Tan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Desserts |
ISBN | 9789814845366 |
Making Heritage in Malaysia
Title | Making Heritage in Malaysia PDF eBook |
Author | Sharmani Patricia Gabriel |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 318 |
Release | 2020-02-26 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9811514941 |
This book offers a scholarly perspective on heritage as a discourse, concept and lived experience in Malaysia. It argues that heritage is not a received narrative but a construct in the making. Starting with alternative ways of “museumising” heritage, the book then addresses a broad range of issues involving multicultural and folklore heritage, the small town, nostalgia and the environment, and transnationalism and cosmopolitanism. In so doing it delivers an intervention in received ways of talking about and “doing” heritage in academic as well as state and public discourse in Malaysia, which are largely dominated by perspectives that do not sufficiently engage with the cultural complexities and sociopolitical implications of heritage. The book also critically explores the politics and dynamics of heritage production in Malaysia to contest “Malaysian heritage” as a stable narrative, exploring both its cogency and contingency, and builds on a deep engagement with a non-western society in the service of “provincialising” critical heritage studies, with the broader goal of contributing to Malaysian studies.
Golden Dragon and Purple Phoenix
Title | Golden Dragon and Purple Phoenix PDF eBook |
Author | Khoon Choy Lee |
Publisher | World Scientific |
Pages | 603 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9814383449 |
This book addresses the impact of intermarriage between Chinese immigrants and the natives, specifically the intermingling of blood and the offspring from such unions, and the influence they wielded on the society and environment they chose to live in. It also covers how some rose to high positions and their contributions to their societies, and how some openly declared their pride in their ancestry, while others have forgotten their heritage and have dissociated themselves.
Mas Sepuloh
Title | Mas Sepuloh PDF eBook |
Author | Thian Hock Gwee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Baba Malay dialect |
ISBN |