The Sejarah Melayu tradition of power and political order : a study in political legitimation

Title: The Sejarah Melayu tradition of power and political order : a study in political legitimation
Subject: Melaka--Politics and government
Melaka--History
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This thesis is an examination of the concepts of power and political struc ture, and of the mode of their legitima tion, as described in +ho Raffles MS 18 vesion of the Sejarah Me layu. To quote the Introduction, "the thesis aims at distilling a theory of early Malay political beliefs... The Introduc tion outlines the research principles applied to the Raffles MS 18 (a combination of bo th historica.l method and ideas borrowed from political sociolo gy and anthr opo].ogy), and briefly reviews the Raffles MS 18 and other versions of the Sejarah Me layu, as well as other old Ma.lay texts of relevance to Malay political thinking of the 15th-16th centuries.
Creator: Moy, Timothy J.
Source: DS598 M23MOY
Date: 1977
Contributor: mki
Rights: Universiti Malaya
Format: Dissertation

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Abstrak Disertasi Sarjana Perpustakaan Pengajian Melayu

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Moy, Timothy J., “The Sejarah Melayu tradition of power and political order : a study in political legitimation,” Rimbunan: Pangkalan Data Pengajian Melayu, accessed November 11, 2026, https://rimbunan.nusa.my/rimbun/items/show/24675.

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