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Analysis of Malay Magic, A

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Outline: Traditional Malay beliefs and practices - the folk-religion of the Malays divorced from its Islamic overlay - has held a fascination for Europeans and generated a body of literature to which Annandale, Skeat and Winstedt number amongst the distinguised contributors. In this study the author attempts to identify some order and coherence out of the vast labyrinth of concepts, superstitions and observances which form the skein of Malay magic, and by taking an analytical approach to establish some of the leading characteristics of the Malay world-view. In doing so, he reveals a coherent order encompassing the visible and invisible worlds and the men, plants, animals, souls and spirits that inhabit them which sheds light not only on the beliefs themselves but also illustrates a type of cultural pattern especially suited to situations in which cultural traditions are mixed. In all, An Analysis of Malay Magic, in addition to being a valuable contribution to scholarship, also represents a synthesis of half a century of scholarly writings in the field.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

133.4095951 E5659a c.1

Penerbit

Singapore : Oxford University Press Pte. Ltd.., 1991

Deskripsi Fisik

188

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0 19 588576 7

Klasifikasi

133.4095951

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Edisi

Third Edition

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