Malays - A Cultural History

First published in 1961, The Malays reveals the Malay as the inheritor of an ancient and complex civilization made up of Mongolian shamanism; Assyrio-Babylonian and Tantric magic; art motifs from the steppes; Dong-so'n and India; and the religions, folklore and literature of Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim.

List of contents

Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Origin, migration and language 3. Beliefs and religion 4. Social systems 5. Political systems 6. Legal systems 7. Economic systems 8. Literature 9. Arts and crafts 10. The future 11. Appendices Bibliography Index

About the author

R. O. Winstedt

Summary

First published in 1961, The Malays reveals the Malay as the inheritor of an ancient and complex civilization made up of Mongolian shamanism; Assyrio-Babylonian and Tantric magic; art motifs from the steppes; Dong-so’n and India; and the religions, folklore and literature of Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim.

Product details

• Authors: R. O. Winstedt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032733043
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273304-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, History of Religion, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Malays;cultural history;Hindu;Muslim