Sikhism’s Identity and Challenges in Malaysia: A Literature Review
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 7
Abstract
The question of Sikhism’s identity and its challenges in the context of a multi-racial society in Malaysia is worthy of discussion because it involves the majority-minority relationship between ethnicity and religion. In addition, the Sikh community in Malaysia is generally local born or a generation that was born here. They identify themselves with Malaysia as their birth place and not Punjab in India, which is their place of origin. As an ethnic minority, the Sikh community has its own identity, which is different from the identity of other ethnic groups. This study discussed the question of the Sikh identity and its challenges in Malaysia by using the content analysis method based on previous studies dating from 1999 to 2015. This study found that the Sikh identity was something that was difficult to determine as it was presumed to a personal issue and did not warrant further discussion. Hence, discussions on this issue did not garner the necessary cooperation from the Sikhs themselves. Therefore, this study discussed several issues such as the concept of identity, religion as an identity, identity forming process, the history of Sikhism’s identity formation and challenges faced by the contemporary Sikh community in Malaysia.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohd Sani Ismail, Aman Daima Md. Zain
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- EP ID EP566176
- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i7/4525
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