A DISCOURSE ON THE MALAY CULTURAL IDENTITY WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY

The Malays are the main ethnic group of Malaysia, representing 50.4 of the total population and 63.1 of the population distribution in Peninsular Malaysia. They are among the identified bumiputera, together with the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia and indigenous groups in Sarawak and Sabah. This d...

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Main Author: Ali, K.K.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2022
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spelling utp-eprints.333962022-07-26T08:45:57Z A DISCOURSE ON THE MALAY CULTURAL IDENTITY WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY Ali, K.K. The Malays are the main ethnic group of Malaysia, representing 50.4 of the total population and 63.1 of the population distribution in Peninsular Malaysia. They are among the identified bumiputera, together with the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia and indigenous groups in Sarawak and Sabah. This discourse study relates to the cultural identity of the Malays and investigates their ethics and values from social constructionist approaches. Cultural identity includes the cultural background, religion/spirituality and socialisation. This research concurs with other studies that the Malay culture was characterised by a mix of animism, Hinduism and Buddhism, although the Malays have been identified with Islam as their religion. There are still remnants of animistic and Hinduistic beliefs and practices in the Malay Muslim life, especially in the practice of adat. While adat is a cultural and legally-defined element of the Malays in identity, the foundation of Malay ethics and value system is budi-Islam, adab and akhlak. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2022. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2022 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85133374670&doi=10.21315%2fkm2022.40.1.5&partnerID=40&md5=38accdb7eb4a8cade84cf3e19fd775c5 Ali, K.K. (2022) A DISCOURSE ON THE MALAY CULTURAL IDENTITY WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY. Kajian Malaysia, 40 (1). pp. 83-107. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/33396/
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description The Malays are the main ethnic group of Malaysia, representing 50.4 of the total population and 63.1 of the population distribution in Peninsular Malaysia. They are among the identified bumiputera, together with the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia and indigenous groups in Sarawak and Sabah. This discourse study relates to the cultural identity of the Malays and investigates their ethics and values from social constructionist approaches. Cultural identity includes the cultural background, religion/spirituality and socialisation. This research concurs with other studies that the Malay culture was characterised by a mix of animism, Hinduism and Buddhism, although the Malays have been identified with Islam as their religion. There are still remnants of animistic and Hinduistic beliefs and practices in the Malay Muslim life, especially in the practice of adat. While adat is a cultural and legally-defined element of the Malays in identity, the foundation of Malay ethics and value system is budi-Islam, adab and akhlak. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2022.
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A DISCOURSE ON THE MALAY CULTURAL IDENTITY WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY
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title A DISCOURSE ON THE MALAY CULTURAL IDENTITY WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY
title_short A DISCOURSE ON THE MALAY CULTURAL IDENTITY WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY
title_full A DISCOURSE ON THE MALAY CULTURAL IDENTITY WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY
title_fullStr A DISCOURSE ON THE MALAY CULTURAL IDENTITY WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY
title_full_unstemmed A DISCOURSE ON THE MALAY CULTURAL IDENTITY WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY
title_sort discourse on the malay cultural identity within the malaysian society
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