Fresh eyes on ancient Malay medical knowledge. [Newspaper] (2018)
Abstract
There’s a wealth of medical knowledge in old Malay manuscripts, if we learn to decipher them, writes Aznim Ruhana Md Yusup. The lack of study on written manuscripts from the Malay Archipelago has led some of us to believe that the ancestral people of this region had either very limited knowledge and/or they weren’t literate enough to put things into written text. This isn’t true and there are plenty of records and manuscripts. These aren’t limited to subjects like royal genealogy, literature or religious matters but also on healing, disease prevention and medical treatment. And many of these texts have survived the ravages of time and colonisation.
| Item Type: | Newspaper |
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| Keywords: | Malay manuscripts, Malay archipelago, Medical manuscripts |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Information Management > Record Management |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Information Management |
| Depositing User: | Muhammad Azrul Ayob |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2022 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 26 May 2022 09:16 |
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