The state and religion in post-independence Malaysia: 1957-2016

The state and religion in post-independence Malaysia: 1957-2016

This paper studies the relationship between the state and its dominant religion, Islam, in Malaysia since 1957. When Malaya obtained independence from the British in 1957, Islam has been expected to play a declining role in state affairs. The Constitution guaranteed Islam to be the religion of the s...

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Main Author: Akhmetova, Elmira
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions
BP173.5 Islam and world politics
BP173.55 Islam and nationalism
BP173.6 Islam and the state
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/53157/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53157/1/53157_papers.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53157/2/53157_tentative.pdf

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