Religious institutions and practice of a Malay Community in transition.

This first part of this paper discusses the development of social anthropology, particularly the works of social anthropologists who have studied contemporary Malay society and culture. The writer himself focuses his interest on one phenomenon of Malay culture, that is the growth of urban elements i...

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Main Author: Abdul Maulud Yusof
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1977
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4056/
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spelling ukm-40562012-04-03T07:04:53Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4056/ Religious institutions and practice of a Malay Community in transition. Abdul Maulud Yusof, This first part of this paper discusses the development of social anthropology, particularly the works of social anthropologists who have studied contemporary Malay society and culture. The writer himself focuses his interest on one phenomenon of Malay culture, that is the growth of urban elements in and around Malay culture. Since urbanism has started to influence traditional Malay culture, the writer attempts in the second part of the paper to discuss the activities of a traditional Malay community regarding their religious system, and customs which are related to that religious system. The writer observes that these activities constitute adaptive measures of a traditional community in a new environment. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1977 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Maulud Yusof, (1977) Religious institutions and practice of a Malay Community in transition. AKADEMIKA, 10 . pp. 49-66. ISSN 0126-5008 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/penerbit/jdem10-4.htm
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description This first part of this paper discusses the development of social anthropology, particularly the works of social anthropologists who have studied contemporary Malay society and culture. The writer himself focuses his interest on one phenomenon of Malay culture, that is the growth of urban elements in and around Malay culture. Since urbanism has started to influence traditional Malay culture, the writer attempts in the second part of the paper to discuss the activities of a traditional Malay community regarding their religious system, and customs which are related to that religious system. The writer observes that these activities constitute adaptive measures of a traditional community in a new environment.
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author Abdul Maulud Yusof,
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Religious institutions and practice of a Malay Community in transition.
author_facet Abdul Maulud Yusof,
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title Religious institutions and practice of a Malay Community in transition.
title_short Religious institutions and practice of a Malay Community in transition.
title_full Religious institutions and practice of a Malay Community in transition.
title_fullStr Religious institutions and practice of a Malay Community in transition.
title_full_unstemmed Religious institutions and practice of a Malay Community in transition.
title_sort religious institutions and practice of a malay community in transition.
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 1977
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