When Brahma Became Allah Or Selected Aspects Of Transcultural Transformation Of Hindu Epic The Ramayana Into Malay Hikayat Seri Rama – OpEd

In this essay I present a brief comparative study of two versions of Ramayana; the Indian and that adopted by the Malays; Hikayat Seri Rama. Some of the aspects of the discussion deal with the Hindu and Islamic values/ideas transmitted through the epics, the styles they were written, and lastly, the few instances and the extent...