Islam and Ethnicity in Malay Politics

by Hussin Mutalib

Covering the period 1963 to 1986, this study demonstrates the degree of influence that Islam exerts on Malay identity. Islam is not only a focal point in relations between Malays and non-Malays, but also in the Malay ethnic community since Islam is integral to its culture and identity and is involved in a tense, dialectical relationship with Malay ethnicity. The Malay tendency to opt for ethnic Malay-based solutions instead of an Islamic alternative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195889355
• ISBN13: 9780195889352
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 230 Pages