The Malays: A Cultural History (Routledge Revivals)
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- Synopsis
- First published in 1961, The Malays reveals the Malay as the inheritor of an ancient and complex civilization made up of Mongolian shamanism; Assyrio-Babylonian and Tantric magic; art motifs from the steppes; Dong-so’n and India; the religions, folklore and literature of Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim; the laws of a peasantry who abandoned democracy for the feudal role of Hindu Rajas, the earthly incarnations of Indra. There are chapters dealing with the origin of the Malays and their descent from Yunnan, their social, political, legal and economic systems, their beliefs and religions and arts and crafts. This book should also be of value to all interested in history, art and the culture of India and of the Far East and to all students of Islam.
- Copyright:
- 1961
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781040005958
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781003463726, 9781040005934, 9781032733043
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 02/29/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Richard Winstedt
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.