Animism in deities cult in Malaysian Tamil folk songs
<p>This study was aimed to discover the deities in Malaysian Tamil folk songs, to</p><p>analyse the animism in deities cult and to evaluate the impacts of animism among</p><p>Tamils Labourers. Qualitative approaches with descripti...
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oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:101142024-04-30 Animism in deities cult in Malaysian Tamil folk songs 2023 Dhilip Kumar Agilan PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania <p>This study was aimed to discover the deities in Malaysian Tamil folk songs, to</p><p>analyse the animism in deities cult and to evaluate the impacts of animism among</p><p>Tamils Labourers. Qualitative approaches with descriptive and explanatory designs</p><p>were used in this study. A total of 117 Malaysian Tamil folk songs that met the</p><p>research objectives were analysed. Animism theory and thematic analysis were used</p><p>to collect information from the folk songs. Data were analysed using narrative and</p><p>discourse analysis. Narrative analysis describes the content of the folk songs while</p><p>discourse analysis explains the usage of terms and words used in the folk songs that</p><p>can be related to the deities and animism. Code manual were used as research</p><p>instrument. The findings showed that eight types of deities such as Main male deities,</p><p>Main female deities, Tutelary male deities, Tutelary female deities, Devas, Nature</p><p>Deities, Festivals and Places were worshipped by the Tamil labourers. Four elements</p><p>of animism which founded in deities cult were consodilated according similarities.</p><p>This study also showed the psychological, physical and cultural impacts by animism</p><p>in deities cult among Tamil labourers. The study fully exposed the deity beliefs</p><p>among Tamil Labourers.</p> 2023 thesis https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=10114 https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=10114 text tam closedAccess Masters Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Fakulti Bahasa dan Komunikasi N/A |
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<p>This study was aimed to discover the deities in Malaysian Tamil folk songs, to</p><p>analyse the animism in deities cult and to evaluate the impacts of animism among</p><p>Tamils Labourers. Qualitative approaches with descriptive and explanatory designs</p><p>were used in this study. A total of 117 Malaysian Tamil folk songs that met the</p><p>research objectives were analysed. Animism theory and thematic analysis were used</p><p>to collect information from the folk songs. Data were analysed using narrative and</p><p>discourse analysis. Narrative analysis describes the content of the folk songs while</p><p>discourse analysis explains the usage of terms and words used in the folk songs that</p><p>can be related to the deities and animism. Code manual were used as research</p><p>instrument. The findings showed that eight types of deities such as Main male deities,</p><p>Main female deities, Tutelary male deities, Tutelary female deities, Devas, Nature</p><p>Deities, Festivals and Places were worshipped by the Tamil labourers. Four elements</p><p>of animism which founded in deities cult were consodilated according similarities.</p><p>This study also showed the psychological, physical and cultural impacts by animism</p><p>in deities cult among Tamil labourers. The study fully exposed the deity beliefs</p><p>among Tamil Labourers.</p> |
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Animism in deities cult in Malaysian Tamil folk songs |
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