Myths and the Malay Ruling Class Sharifah Maznah Syed O1 Times ACADEMIC PRESS© 1993 Times Academic Press First Published 1993 by ‘Times Academic Press ‘An imprint of Federal Publications (S) Pre Ltd (A member ofthe Times Publishing Group) Sine one D Now Industrial Road = & Singapore 1953 ass Sr All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be gms reproduced, stored in a tetveval system, or transmitted, in any form, o by any mean, elettonic, mechanical, photocopying, eeoning or otherwise, without the poe permission of the publishers. 47 NOV el ISBN 981 210 025 2 1 Print by South East Printing Pe Ld, Singapore Perpustakasia ReGaeil Malaysia > 494976yan Contents Introduction. Magic in Malay Myths ‘The Myth of the Golden Age The Myth of Divine Kingship ‘The Dynastic Myth Conclusion: The Ideological Myths Selected Bibliography vii 43 nR 90 105