Main puteri and wayang kulit : An analysis on magic belief among the Malay community In Malaysia. Study in Terengganu and Kelantan.
The traditional Malays belief in animism and the existence of magical elements which dominated and controlled the whole of the nature [1]. Historically, Malays had experienced several phase of changes that influenced their belief beginning with animism, Buddhism, Hinduism and ended with Islam. I...
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6626/1/FH02-FSSG-19-35524.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/6626/ |
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| Summary: | The traditional Malays belief in animism and the existence of
magical elements which dominated and controlled the whole of
the nature [1]. Historically, Malays had experienced several
phase of changes that influenced their belief beginning with
animism, Buddhism, Hinduism and ended with Islam. In spite
of Islam became the religion of Malays, there are also have
other belief which contradict with Islam. Mohd Taib Osman
[2] outlined five beliefs in the Malay community. It consist of
believe in Allah and the Prophet, versus of the Quran, the
elements of spirits, extraordinary powers and the element of
magic. The view of the existence of magic among Malays
affected their daily life in some aspects. This beliefs was
manifested clearly in some of the traditional culture art
performances include Main Puteri and Wayang Kulit (shadow
play). Therefore, this paper will explain in details regarding to
the several items in these cultural performances which could be
the evidences about the belief in magic in Malay‟s world-view.
Under this scope, researcher used three techniques of data
collection; interview, participant observation and document
analysis for completing the study. The study have shown that
the Malay have their own perception about the element of
magic in their daily life generally and particularly in these
cultural art performances. The trust and the recognition about
the elements of magic in Malay mindset such as spirits of the
dead, ghost and deities have clearly exposed in Main Puteri
and Wayang Kulit show. Therefore, this paper is expected to
expose the current Malay‟s belief on the magic element
through these two cultural art performances, Main Puteri
(Princcess Play) and Wayang Kulit (Shadow Play). |
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