Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists
Religion plays an imperial role in the ever-changing healthcare system of Malaysia. The Malaysian, being a multi-racial society, has to adapt and accommodate various practices of religion from different cultural and religious backgrounds. It is this diversity that demands the understanding of the...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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IIUM Press
2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/42488/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42488/1/Revelation_%26_Science_in_the_21st_Century_-_Medical_Ethics.pdf |
| Summary: | Religion plays an imperial role in the ever-changing healthcare system of Malaysia. The
Malaysian, being a multi-racial society, has to adapt and accommodate various practices of
religion from different cultural and religious backgrounds. It is this diversity that demands the
understanding of the different ideologies of faith as a necessity to the healthcare giver such as
doctors, nurses, and paramedics. This article aims to compare the principles and practices of
the official religion of Malaysia, Islam, as compared to the mainstream religion of the
Chinese, which is Buddhism. The discussions focus on the general beliefs and practices of
these two religions, the approach towards health and disease and dealing with the issues of
death and dying. |
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