Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among Muslims and Buddhists
Religion plays an imperial role in the ever-changing healthcare system of Malaysia. The Malaysian, being a multi-racial society, has to adapt and accommodate various practices of religion from different cultural and religious backgrounds. It is this diversity that demands the understanding of the di...
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iium-424842018-12-19T04:30:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42484/ Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among Muslims and Buddhists Goh, Kian Liang Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohd Yusof, Nazri Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza BJ1188 Religious ethics BP173.65 Islam and religious liberty BP173.77 Islam and work BP188 Islamic religious life HM621 Culture R Medicine (General) Religion plays an imperial role in the ever-changing healthcare system of Malaysia. The Malaysian, being a multi-racial society, has to adapt and accommodate various practices of religion from different cultural and religious backgrounds. It is this diversity that demands the understanding of the different ideology of faith a necessity to the healthcare giver such as doctors, nurses and the paramedics. This article aims to compare the principles and practices of the official religion of Malaysia, Islam, as compared to the mainstream religion of the Chinese race, which is Buddhism. The discussions focus mainly on the general beliefs and practices of these two religions, the approach towards health and disease and dealing with the issues of death and dying. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42484/1/SLIDES_PRESENTATION_-_MEDICAL_ETHICS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42484/4/PROGRAM_BOOK_-_MEDICAL_ETHICS.pdf Goh, Kian Liang and Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff and Che Ahmad, Aminudin and Mohd Yusof, Nazri and Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza (2015) Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among Muslims and Buddhists. In: 2nd International Conference on the Qur’an and Sunnah (ICQS2), 13-14 Mar 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://www.iium.edu.my/irkhs/events/Icqs2-2015 |
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Religion plays an imperial role in the ever-changing healthcare system of Malaysia. The Malaysian, being a multi-racial society, has to adapt and accommodate various practices of religion from different cultural and religious backgrounds. It is this diversity that demands the understanding of the different ideology of faith a necessity to the healthcare giver such as doctors, nurses and the paramedics. This article aims to compare the principles and practices of the official religion of Malaysia, Islam, as compared to the mainstream religion of the Chinese race, which is Buddhism. The discussions focus mainly on the general beliefs and practices of these two religions, the approach towards health and disease and dealing with the issues of death and dying. |
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Goh, Kian Liang Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohd Yusof, Nazri Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza |
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Goh, Kian Liang Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohd Yusof, Nazri Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza |
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Goh, Kian Liang |
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Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
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Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
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Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
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Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
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Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
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medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among muslims and buddhists |
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