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E8: Singaporean Folkore
Manage episode 223872507 series 2432903
This episode, we explore Singaporean folklore, and realize that there is more historical context to the stories, than the popular narratives.
The Malay Annals, a historical chronicle of the region, throws some light into these 'legends', and we learn more about the history of the region, which unfolds centuries before Stamford Raffles ever set foot in Singapore.
Read the Malay Annals here: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/detail/403dde58-c3c4-4a53-ba21-f11e813f434f.aspx
Watch the documentary "Hunt for the Red Lion" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypT_Foy552E
36 episodes
Manage episode 223872507 series 2432903
This episode, we explore Singaporean folklore, and realize that there is more historical context to the stories, than the popular narratives.
The Malay Annals, a historical chronicle of the region, throws some light into these 'legends', and we learn more about the history of the region, which unfolds centuries before Stamford Raffles ever set foot in Singapore.
Read the Malay Annals here: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/detail/403dde58-c3c4-4a53-ba21-f11e813f434f.aspx
Watch the documentary "Hunt for the Red Lion" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypT_Foy552E
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