Sebuah Analisis Tentang Pendekatan Kajian R. O. Winstedt Terhadap Islam di Tanah Melayu

Abstract

Abstrak Penulis menumpukan kepada analisis terhadap pendekatan kajian Winstedt tentang Islam di Tanah Melayu. Penulis menggunakan kaedah grafisejarah, perbandingan dan analisis kandungan dalam menganalisis karya beliau. Hasil kajian mendapati penilaian Winstedt terhadap Islam di Tanah Melayu berdasarkan sudut pandangan yang berat sebelah dan meragukan (skeptis) akibat pendekatan orientalisme beliau. Bukti penemuan ini dilakukan berasaskan analisis terhadap karya beliau yang relevan. Abstract The authors focus on the analysis of Winstedt's approach in his study of Islam in Malaya. The authors use the method of historiography, comparison and content analysis in Winstedt's writings. The study found that his evaluation on Islam in Malaya tend to be biased and skeptical as a result of his Orientalism approach. Proof of the full findings is made based on the analysis of his relevant works.