Author

Contributions

  • Singapore Heritage Society. - Contributor

Publication

2009 - Talisman, Singapore, Singapore

Language

English

Word Count

75,750 words, Guess

Page Count

303 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139789810814663
  • ISBN-109810814666
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009323292
  • OCLC Control Number298917530
  • Better World BooksP9-DHI-380
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCDS595.2.C5 C4974 2009
  • LCCDS595.2.C5 C65 2009

Description

This volume collects together and reprints four classic books written in the 1950s by Dr Leon Comber: Chinese Ancestral Worship; Chinese Festivals in Malaya; Chinese Magic & Superstition in Malaya; and Chinese Temples in Singapore. These books on Chinese life and customs were reprinted many times but have long been out of print. Written for the layperson, the style is simple and unpretentious, yet Comber meticulously presents a veritable cornucopia of a culture still relevant and extant in modern Southeast Asia. This new publication addresses the rich heritage of the overseas Chinese community's roots and practices, and those reading about or visiting Southeast Asia will find it a ready source of information and knowledge of ancient and classic Chinese culture.

Subjects

Topics

ChineseReligionSocial life and customsChinese -- Singapore -- ReligionChinese -- Malaysia -- Malaya -- ReligionChinese -- Singapore -- Social life and customsChinese -- Malaysia -- Malaya -- Social life and customs

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