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Author : Melissa Chan
Release : 2018
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Book Rating : 802/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Stories of One Malaccan Family by : Melissa Chan
Download or read book Stories of One Malaccan Family written by Melissa Chan. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dennis De Witt
Release : 2022-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 615/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Strange and Paranormal Tales from Malacca by : Dennis De Witt
Download or read book Strange and Paranormal Tales from Malacca written by Dennis De Witt. This book was released on 2022-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient port town of Malacca is an old town rich in history. Since the beginning of Malacca, its community was made up of a colourful potpourri of cultures and beliefs. The different communities have their own understanding of the powers of the supernatural. As far back as the year 1421, there was a written account from Chinese records of the strange and paranormal witnessed in Malacca. These stories continued in Portuguese, Dutch and British eras, up to modern times. There were accounts about hauntings, poltergeists, cryptozoology, giants, spirits, sorcery, witchcraft, shapeshifting creatures, simulacra, magical cures, strange phenomena, unusual human powers and other bizarre tales. Many of these stories have now become obscured and forgotten to us. This book contains a collection of 60 strange and paranormal stories reported from past reports, news, accounts, statements and descriptions that were officially recorded in books, journals, articles and newspapers.
Author : Carool Kersten
Release : 2017-01-17
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 85X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis History of Islam in Indonesia by : Carool Kersten
Download or read book History of Islam in Indonesia written by Carool Kersten. This book was released on 2017-01-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history of Islam in the largest Muslim nation state in the worldLocated on the eastern periphery of the historical Muslim world, as a political entity Indonesia is barely a century old. Yet with close to a quarter of a billion followers of Islam it is now the largest and most populous Muslim country in the world. As the greatest political power in Southeast Asia, and a growing player on the world scene, Indonesia presents itself as a bridge country between Asia, the wider Muslim world and the West.In this survey Carool Kersten presents the Islamisation of Indonesia from the first evidence of the acceptance of Islam by indigenous peoples in the late thirteenth century until the present day. He provides comprehensive insight into the different roles played by Islam in Indonesia throughout history, including the importance of Indian Ocean networks for connecting Indonesians with the wider Islamic world, the religions role as a means of resistance and tool for nation building, and postcolonial attempts to forge an aIndonesian Islam.Key FeaturesThe first comprehensive historical survey of the Islamisation of Indonesia from the arrival of Islam in the 13th century until the presentAn interdisciplinary study of the place and role of Islam in IndonesiaAn overview of the religions growing significance in the formation of what is now the largest and most populous Muslim country in the world
Author : Mohammad A. Quayum
Release : 2020-05-15
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 989/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Malaysian Literature in English by : Mohammad A. Quayum
Download or read book Malaysian Literature in English written by Mohammad A. Quayum. This book was released on 2020-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays brings together work by some of the most internationally acclaimed critics of Malaysian literature in English from different parts of the world, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the US. It investigates the works of major writers of the tradition in the genres of drama, fiction and poetry, from its beginnings to the present, focusing mainly on thematic and stylistic trends. The book pays particular attention to issues such as gender, ethnicity, nationalism, multiculturalism, diaspora, hybridity and transnationalism, which are central to the creativity and imagination of these writers. The chapters collectively address the challenges and achievements of writers in the English language in a country where English, first introduced by the colonisers, has experienced a mixed fate of ups and downs in the post-independence period, due to the changing, and sometimes strikingly different, policies adopted by the government. The book will be of interest to readers and researchers of Malaysian literature, Southeast Asian studies and postcolonial literatures.
Author : Alexius A Pereira
Release : 2016-12-21
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 610/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Singapore Eurasians: Memories, Hopes And Dreams by : Alexius A Pereira
Download or read book Singapore Eurasians: Memories, Hopes And Dreams written by Alexius A Pereira. This book was released on 2016-12-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singapore Eurasians: Memories, Hopes and Dreams offers insight into the Singapore Eurasian community, one of Singapore's minority communities. Though small, the Eurasian community has undoubtedly played a big part in Singapore's nation-building. This book is the definitive record of Eurasian history and heritage in Singapore, and serves to educate the younger generation of Eurasians about their roots, the community's achievements and its collective hopes and dreams for the future, as well as provide a useful resource for others to learn more about the Eurasian community.In addition, Singapore Eurasians: Memories, Hopes and Dreams also covers the growth and developments of the Eurasian community within the last 25 years, and how the Eurasian Association (EA), as a Self-Help Group since 1994, has been helping the less fortunate through its programmes, as well as being the main force in driving the preservation and sharing of the Eurasian culture for its future generations.In preserving the history and heritage, as well as expressing the hopes and dreams of the Singapore Eurasian community, this book is an effort in contributing to the country's continued multiracial harmony and appreciation of the many elements that make up Singapore's story.
