PERSPECTIVE: Religious Psychology in Malaysia

The growth of religious psychology with specific reference to the Malay people as the majority culture is discussed. This article describes attitudes of the Malays toward religion, and reviews related programs and developments in Malaysian universities and institutes. It covers contents of major sem...

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Authors: Haque, Amber (Author) ; Masuan, Khairol A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2002
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 2002, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 277-289
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Summary:The growth of religious psychology with specific reference to the Malay people as the majority culture is discussed. This article describes attitudes of the Malays toward religion, and reviews related programs and developments in Malaysian universities and institutes. It covers contents of major seminars and conferences held in recent years; the application of religious psychology in the general Malay population and an analysis of some problems and prospects relevant to the general psychology of religion area. The article concludes that, although psychology of religion does not exist here in the Western sense, immense opportunities exist for psychological research on religion. Suggestions for improving the psychology-religion interface are given.
ISSN:1532-7582
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1207/S15327582IJPR1204_05