Book

Malay literature: literature of Malay folk-lore, beginnings, fable, farcical tales, romance

Printed by J. E. Wallace at the F. M. S. Govt. Press (2)Published In 1923 • Pages: iii, 73

By: Winstedt, Richard.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study of Malay folklore traces its development and the various cycles of popular tales and quotes many texts both in Malay and in English. The relationship to other cultures is emphasized. The ideas about social relationships developed through the texts are of great interest.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Mythology
Spirits and gods
Ethnobotany
Ethnozoology
Verbal arts
Shamans and psychotherapists
Humor
Traditional history
Acculturation and culture contact
Ethnopsychology
Magicians and diviners
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Malays
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Government Official
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
B. P. Emerson ; 1955
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
No date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1923
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Malaysia
NotesAdditional notes
[by] R. O. Winstedt
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Malays (Asian people)