INTRODUCTION
Terengkera Mosque in Melaka, completed around 1728, has a pagoda-shaped minaret reminiscent of southern China.
Religion has always been an important part of Malaysian life. A number of historical developments have brought about the religious diversity evident in Malaysian society today, be it the introduction of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam or the presence of Christianity with the arrival of Western colonial powers. This volume provides a window to the diversity of religious faiths and practices which have enriched Malaysia's pluralism and tempered the materialistic ethos of contemporary business and corporate culture. It introduces the reader to the major religions in Malaysia, as described by specialists and scholars and shows the extent to which religion has shaped the culture of the Malaysian people.