Orientalist’ Attitude to Malay Indolence Demeanor: An Analysis
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 12
Abstract
The majority of orientalist embrace logical empirical of positivism; the pure practice of reason as a method to intense a precise scientific fact based on a systematic and comprehensive research methods. It eventually, has created a skeptic and prejudice character of Malay community. This article, therefore focuses on the analysis of orientalist’ allegations to Malays indolence demeanor, and determines the veracious accounts. Firstly, the author describes approach practiced by the orientalists while evaluating Malays, proceeds to secularism implementation process of the former to the latter in Malaya. The author then, exhibits divergence understandings of local academicians in order to reinforce the actual fact. This study applies historical methods, comparative and content analysis due to orientalist’ attitude towards indolence of Malays. The study results that orientalist view regarding laziness of Malays in Malaya is molded upon design needs and interests of the British colonial. It is, thereupon intended to deflect the truth with the purpose to create a negative image of indigenous people. This is due to deficiencies to understand the community by orientalist, and of their rationale centered on Europe i.e. Euro-centrism that outstretched European as nation's premier and civilized compared to other nations include Asia and onwards.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohd Farhan Abd Rahman, Nurul Hidayah Aziz, Rohailin Zainon, Nurulhayah Muhamad, Maryam Mohd Esa
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- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i12/3603
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