The Stories Behind the Shrines on Kusu Island

Writer and researcher William L. Gibson undertakes a pilgrimage into the archives to uncover the history of the keramat on Kusu Island, south of the main island of Singapore.Dr William L. Gibson is an author and a researcher based in Southeast Asia since 2005. His research topic for the Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship, awarded by the National Library Board in 2021, was an in-depth study of keramat in Singapore.Transcript and ResourcesRead the episode transcript: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/all-sections/podcast-keramat-kusu/ Read the original BiblioAsia article: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/all-sections/vol-18-issue-4-jan-mar-2023-shrines-keramat-kusu/This episode of BiblioAsia Podcast was hosted by Jimmy Yap and produced by Soh Gek Han. Sound engineering was done by Gibson Analytics. The background music "Di Tanjong Katong" was composed by Ahmad Patek and performed by Chords Haven. Special thanks to William for coming on the show.The BiblioAsia Podcast by the National Library Singapore tells stories about Singapore history.