Beschreibung:
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.
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