Naquib Al-Attas' Islamization of knowledge : its impact on Malay religious life, literature, language and culture / Mohd Faizal Musa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faisal Tehrani, author.

Series:

Trends in Southeast Asia ; 2021, 16.

Trends in Southeast Asia ; 2021, 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malays (Asian people)--Religious life--Malaysia.

Malays (Asian people).

Religion and culture--Malaysia.

Religion and culture.

Religion and state--Malaysia.

Religion and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2021.

Summary:

The concept of the Islamization of knowledge was introduced by Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas in the late 1970s. It aimed to detach knowledge from Western culture and civilization in order to replace it with Islamic concepts, frameworks and values. The Islamization of knowledge was to occur in the fields of education and culture, manifesting in changes to the syllabus in institutions of higher learning and niche areas of interest in selected research institutes. In the field of culture, however, it resulted in an unintended consequence of Malay literature being heavily characterized by Islamic elements. Over the years, proponents of the Islamization of knowledge in Malaysia have moved beyond the fields of education and culture. They have entered the mainstream and become part of the state machinery, thus possibly impacting national policies. The concept has also evolved and arguably led to the strengthening of Islamic conservatism among Malaysian intellectual and cultural elites. More specifically, its exclusivist thinking does not augur well for intra- and intercommunal relations in the country.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2021).

ISBN:

9789815011081

9815011081