Finding Malay Islamic identity through manuscripts: A textual criticism of Bahr Al-Lahut
Identity often divides people, but at the same time it is a decisive factor of collective solidarity.Being Malay assumes a long history pertaining to social, cultural and political construction.By means of textual criticism of Bahr al-Lahut, it can be observed that the identity offered in Bahr al-La...
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/9388/1/BJ.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/9388/ http://www.bjournal.co.uk/bjass.aspx |
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| Summary: | Identity often divides people, but at the same time it is a decisive factor of collective solidarity.Being Malay assumes a long history pertaining to social, cultural and political construction.By means of textual criticism of Bahr al-Lahut, it can be observed that the identity offered in Bahr al-Lahut can be understood as an alternative to the established concept of identity.While Malay is identical with Muslim, cosmopolitan Islam is a response to the diversity of identity. |
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