In the early 1990s, the animist and Hindu traces in adat, or Malay custom, became contentious for resurgent Islam in Malaysia. Reclaiming Adat focuses on the filmmakers, intellectuals, and writers who reclaimed adat to counter the homogenizing aspects of both Islamic discourse and globalization in this period. They practised their project of recuperation with an emphasis on sexuality and a return to archaic forms such as magic and traditional healing. Using close textual readings of literature and film, Khoo Gaik Cheng reveals the tensions between gender, modernity, and nation. Khoo weaves a wealth of cultural theory into a rare analysis of Malay cinema and the work of new Malaysian anglophone writers. Reclaiming Adat makes an essential contribution to our knowledge of the complexities embedded in modern Malaysian culture, politics, and identity. The book will be a useful source for students interested in postcolonial film and literature, Asian culture, and gender studies, as well as the general reader keen to learn about contemporary Malaysia.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references: p. 237-246
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 306/.09595
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Includes filmographies and index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- a-my---
- ISBN
- 0774811722 9780774853668
- LCCN
- DS594
- LCCN Item number
- K56 2006eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xi, 254 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)jme00326749 (OCoLC)180704563 (CaOOCEL)404355
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Illustrations 8
- Acknowledgments 10
- Abbreviations 12
- 1 Reclaiming Adat 16
- 2 Malay Myth and Changing Attitudes towards Nationalism: The Hang Tuah/Hang Jebat Debate 35
- 3 DissemiNation of Malay/sia 69
- 4 Malay/sian Films: Cinema of Denial 96
- 5 Representations of the Modern Malay Woman of the 1990s 138
- 6 What Is It to Be a Man? Violence in the Time of Modernity 171
- Appendix A: Cultural Representations of Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat 220
- Appendix B: Primary Filmography 222
- Appendix C: Secondary Filmography 226
- Notes 231
- References 250
- Index 260
- A 260
- B 260
- C 261
- D 261
- E 261
- F 262
- G 262
- H 262
- I 262
- J 263
- K 263
- L 263
- M 264
- N 265
- O 265
- P 265
- R 266
- S 266
- T 267
- U 267
- V 267
- W 267
- X 267
- Y 267
- Z 267
