Understanding charateristics of the malay cultural landscape through pantun, woodcarving and old literature

• Main Authors: Ismail, Nor Atiah, Mohd. Ariffin, Noor Fazamimah, Ismail, Sumarni, Mohd Yunus, Mohd. Yazid, Nangkula, Utaberta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information Publications(AENSI) 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46792/1/Understanding%20charateristics%20of%20the%20Malay%20cultural%20landscape%20through%20pantun%2C%20woodcarving%20and%20old%20literature.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46792/; http://www.aensiweb.com/AEB/

Background: The Malays traditionally and especially before the arrival of Islam were animistic in their belief. Their lives were closely inter-twinned with nature for sustenance as well as for the spiritual and emotional comfort. They respect the natural world of the seen as well as the unseen. With...