Religious Syncretism among the Semelai Orang Asli Muslims in Sungai Lui Village, Malaysia
| Autor: | Ros Aiza Mohd Mokhtar, Abd Hakim Mohad, Mohd Azhar Ibrahim Residi, Khadijah Muda, Siti Nor Azhani Mohd Tohar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Fieldwork in Religion. 16 |
| ISSN: | 1743-0623 1743-0615 |
| DOI: | 10.1558/firn.21248 |
| Popis: | The Semelai are a proto-Malay Orang Asli tribe settled around Negeri Sembilan and Pahang, Malaysia. Their settlements in Negeri Sembilan are in Sungai Lui village and Sungai Sampo village in Jempol. A few of their number also settled in some areas in Bera, Pahang. A majority of this community still adhere to ancestral faiths, although some have converted to Islam since the 1990s. At the same time, practices introduced by a Buddhist shaman took root among the community over the last thirteen years. This article discusses the religious beliefs and practices of this community, especially among Muslim adherents. The study uses a qualitative approach through data collection via interviews with key informants in Sungai Lui village, Jempol. The data were later analysed through a descriptive interpretive method, and the research found that syncretism spread among the belief practices of the Semelai Muslims in Sungai Lui village following the exploits of a Buddhist shaman that succeeded in curing the chronic disease of a villager. At the same time, they still practise inherited customs and wisdoms from animist times, even after their conversion to Islam. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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