Politico-cultural-religious milieu of Southeast Asia: an examination of pre-Islamic structures of authority and syncretic practices

• Main Authors: Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh, Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam, Alias, Majdan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: BL Religion; JQ Political institutions Asia; P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/74059/1/74059_Politico-Cultural-Religious%20Milieu.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74059/7/74059_Politico-Cultural-Religious%20Milieu_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74059/; http://web.usm.my/kajh/vol26_s1_2019/kajh26s12019_06.pdf; https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2019.26.s1.6

This paper analyses the structure of authorities and syncretic practices among the people in Southeast Asia before the spread of Islam in the region. The influence of South Asian tradition and culture in Southeast Asia was evident especially in the social and political spheres. Practices of Southeas...