POLITIK DAN AGAMA di SABAH

• Main Author: Ismail Yusuf 1954- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: Malay
• Published: Bangi, Selangor. Penerbit UKM 1997
• Series: Malay Nature and Civilization Monograph Series.
• Subjects: Islam > Sabah; Christianity > Sabah; Religion and politics > Sabah; Sabah > Politic and goverment
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• Item Description: Political conflict in Sabah, 1960's-1995.
• Physical Description: iv, 161 pages. illustrations 23 cm
• Bibliography: Contains bibliographical references and an index.
• ISBN: 9679423816; 9789679423815

In most analyzes of political conflicts conducted in Malaysia, researchers tend to use the model of ethnic conflict or race relations as an approach that is considered appropriate and most accurate. Ethnic or racial divisions are always linked to political processes and cultural differences in a new country that practices a Westminster-style democratic system. Most past studies on Sabah and Sarawak also emphasize the ethnic factor in explaining politics in these two states. However, the author of this book rejects this conventional perspective and introduces a new approach to show the political dimension in Sabah that is based on religion. According to the author, the real cause of this conflict is the result of international Christian ambitions or alliances to make Sabah together with the Philippines a region dominated by Christianity. At the same time, Islam tried to defend its dominance. Strictly speaking, this conflict occurred as a result of the clash of the world's two great civilizations, namely between Islam and Christianity, or what P. Hutington termed the clash of civilization.