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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| author | Goh, Kian Liang Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohd Yusof, Nazri Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza |
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| description | 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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| spelling | iium-424882021-04-01T01:18:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42488/ Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists Goh, Kian Liang Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohd Yusof, Nazri Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza BJ1188 Religious ethics BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics BP173.65 Islam and religious liberty BP173.77 Islam and work R Medicine (General) 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. IIUM Press 2015 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42488/1/Revelation_%26_Science_in_the_21st_Century_-_Medical_Ethics.pdf Goh, Kian Liang and Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff and Che Ahmad, Aminudin and Mohd Yusof, Nazri and Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza (2015) Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists. In: Revelation & Science in the 21st Century. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 181-190. ISBN 9789674183912 http://iiumpress.iium.edu.my/bookshop |
| spellingShingle | BJ1188 Religious ethics BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics BP173.65 Islam and religious liberty BP173.77 Islam and work R Medicine (General) Goh, Kian Liang Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohd Yusof, Nazri Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
| title | Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
| title_full | Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
| title_fullStr | Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
| title_short | Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among Muslims and Buddhists |
| title_sort | medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles ad practices among muslims and buddhists |
| topic | BJ1188 Religious ethics BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics BP173.65 Islam and religious liberty BP173.77 Islam and work R Medicine (General) |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/42488/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42488/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42488/1/Revelation_%26_Science_in_the_21st_Century_-_Medical_Ethics.pdf |