Contents Maps and Figures vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi A 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
Jean DeBernardi is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alberta.
"[An] engaging and insightful book on Penang Chinese popular religion." - Sojourn "Rarely can one say of a scholarly work, 'this book is hard to put down.' ... This fascinating, superbly researched interdisciplinary study will reward all readers." - Religious Studies Review " ... DeBernardi's overall analysis of religion as an historically situated social process is commendable. Ethnographically the book adds to the study of the Hungry Ghost Festival and the Nine Emperor Gods." - Pacific Affairs "This well-researched and well-written book provides competent insights into the maintenance and revival of Chinese religion in the Southeast Asian city of Penang or Pulau Pinang, Malaysia." - Journal of Chinese Religions
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