Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction: Approaches to Singapore’s Past before 1819
- 2 Issues and Approaches to Studying Singapore before 1819
- 3 Regional Influences, International Geopolitics and Environmental Factors in the Rise and Demise of Temasek
- 4 The Mysterious Malay Jong and Other Temasek Shipping
- 5 The Orang Laut and the Negara Selat (Realm of the Straits)
- 6 Avoidance of Shipwreck in the Malay Annals: A Trope in Buddhist Narratives of Maritime Crossings
- 7 The Inception of Lion City
- 8 A Note on Amoghapāśa-Lokeśvara in Singapura
- 9 Portuguese and Dutch Records for Singapore before 1819: An Overview
- 10 Zheng He’s Navigation Methods and His Visit to Longyamen, Singapore
- Bibliography
- Index
Contributors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 October 2021
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction: Approaches to Singapore’s Past before 1819
- 2 Issues and Approaches to Studying Singapore before 1819
- 3 Regional Influences, International Geopolitics and Environmental Factors in the Rise and Demise of Temasek
- 4 The Mysterious Malay Jong and Other Temasek Shipping
- 5 The Orang Laut and the Negara Selat (Realm of the Straits)
- 6 Avoidance of Shipwreck in the Malay Annals: A Trope in Buddhist Narratives of Maritime Crossings
- 7 The Inception of Lion City
- 8 A Note on Amoghapāśa-Lokeśvara in Singapura
- 9 Portuguese and Dutch Records for Singapore before 1819: An Overview
- 10 Zheng He’s Navigation Methods and His Visit to Longyamen, Singapore
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
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- 1819 & BeforeSingapore's Pasts, pp. xiii - xviPublisher: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak InstitutePrint publication year: 2021