The state and religion in post-independence Malaysia: 1957-2016
This paper studies the relationship between the state and its dominant religion, Islam, in Malaysia since 1957. When Malaya obtained independence from the British in 1957, Islam has been expected to play a declining role in state affairs. The Constitution guaranteed Islam to be the religion of the s...
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| Language: | English English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/53157/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53157/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53157/1/53157_papers.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53157/2/53157_tentative.pdf |