Multi-Culturalism at the Fringe: Christianity and the Indigenous Communities in Malaysia

處在多元文化主義的邊緣：馬來西亞土著群體與基督教

黃子堅(Danny Tze-Ken Wong) ； 李錦興(Kam-Hing Lee)

《哲學與文化》 40卷2期 (2013/02) Pp. 83-109

摘要

馬來西亞分成東馬和西馬，東、西馬都有土著群體。在西馬，他們被稱為原住民，僅占西馬總人口很少的比率，且多數住在高原或山丘。但是，在東馬的沙巴州，土著人口占很大比率。雖然如此，當談及這個國家的主要種族時，只提到馬來人、華人和印度人，而這些土著群體彷彿並不重要。因此，關於多元文化主義的論述，引起最多關注的是針對這三大種族權益差異的研究，往往忽略了原住民、沙巴及砂勞越的土著。這些群體擁有自己具特色的信仰和生活方式。這些年來，他們受到外界文明的影響。此文所研究的對像，以馬來亞半島原位民及沙巴土著為主，探討土著群體與基督教的關係與經驗，以以此論述馬來西亞的多元文化主義。

關鍵字

基督教 ； 原住民 ； 原住民 ； 卡達山杜順 ； 認同

並列摘要

The indigenous communities in Malaysia are found in both East and West Malaysia. In West Malaysia, they are represented by the Orang Asli Community who are a very small community, found mainly in the highlands of the country. In contrast, indigenous people form the majority of the population in the East Malaysian state of Sabah. However, when set against the main population set up of the country, namely, the Malays, Chinese and Indians, these indigenous communities seemed to be given less importance. Hence in the discourse on multiculturalism, much of the concern was on the equilibrium of the three major ethnic groups. But this process has largely ignored very significant communities in the Country. The communities generally ignored in this discourse are the Orang Asli and, to an extent, the other indigenous tribes in Sabah and Sarawak. These indigenous communities have their distinctive beliefs and way of life. Over the years however, they were also susceptible to external influences including the Christian religion. This paper looks into the interaction of the indigenous community in their interaction with Christianity as a way to demonstrate another dimension of multiculturalism in Malaysia. It focuses on the experience of the Orang Asli in Peninsula Malaysia and the indigenous people in Sabah.

並列關鍵字

Christianity ； Indigenous communities ； Orang Asli ； Kadazandusun ； identity

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