Implikasi politik Melayuisme Sama-Bajau di Malaysia

This paper discusses political implications of Sama-Bajau’s Malayism in Malaysia. Sama-Bajau in Sabah claim that they came from Johor. This means ethnically and ideologically they are Malays. Whenever they encounter any local conflict, such as identity and political conflicts, a Sama-Bajau will l...

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Main Author: Gusni Saat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2008
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1115/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1115/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1115/1/Implikasi_Politik_Melayuisme_Sama-Bajau_di_Msia.pdf
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Summary:This paper discusses political implications of Sama-Bajau’s Malayism in Malaysia. Sama-Bajau in Sabah claim that they came from Johor. This means ethnically and ideologically they are Malays. Whenever they encounter any local conflict, such as identity and political conflicts, a Sama-Bajau will look to the Malay culture for source of strength. This process is referred to as Malayism of the Sama-Bajaus. The argument of this paper is that the source of Malay political consolidation in Sabah is the Malayism of the Sama-Bajau and other Muslim indigenous peoples