Studies in Malaysian Oral and Musical Traditions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780883864913)

The first of two studies included is "Music in Kelantan, Malaysia and Some of Its Cultural Implications," by William P. Malm. Kelantan is the northernmost province on the east coast of Malaysia. It is considered to be the most orthodox area in a nation whose state religion is Islam. At the same time it must be noted that it borders to the north with the Buddhist country of Thailand and to the west is the Malaysian province of Perak whose jungles and mountains contain many "pagan" tribal traditions. Beyond Perak is Kedah with its larger Indian and Chinese populations and to the south is Trengganu where some Indonesian traits are still to be found. It is in this context that Malm's study of music is made. The second study is "Professional Malay Story-Telling: Some Questions of Style and Presentation" by Amin Sweeney. In view of the hitherto almost exclusive concern with the content of such tales as those of Sang Kanchil or Pak Pandir, Sweeney throws some light on the form, style, and presentation of oral Malay literature, with special reference to that class of story-telling popularly known as penglipur lara, or what Winstedt termed "folk romances."

Author: William Malm
ISBN-10: 0883864916
ISBN-13: 9780883864913
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1974
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d

About the Author
William P. MALM is Professor Emeritus of Ethnomusicology at the University of Michigan.Anim SWEENEY was Professor Emeritus odf South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California Berkeley.