This book, dedicated by its author to "all who understand or do not understand the Malays as well as to those who wish to know them better", provides a rare and insightful entry into those elements that best define and represent the Malaysian Malay community.
Fully aware of the fact that the Malays, as a relatively small race in global terms, has been influenced in terms of their traditional beliefs as well as cultural practices by elements from India, Indonesia as well as the World of Islam, the author yet manages to successfully indicate what makes the Malays unique when it comes to their...