Introduction                                       6  (2)
          M. Kamal Hassan
Chronology                                         8  (2)
  ISLAM                                            10 (50)
          M. Kamal Hassan
    Islamization of the Malay World and Malaysia   12 (2)
          Sidek Haji Fadhil
    The Malay Sultanates and Islam                 14 (2)
          Mohd Taib Osman
    Islam before the 20th century                  16 (2)
          Saliha Hassan
    Islam in the 20th century                      18 (2)
          Mohamad Abu Bakar
    Islam as a way of life                         20 (2)
          M. Kamal Hassan
    The pillars of faith                           22 (2)
          M. Kamal Hassan
    The pillars of Islam: Confession of faith      24 (2)
    and prayer
          M. Kamal Hassan
    The pillars of Islam: Zakat and fasting        26 (2)
          Ghazali bin Basri
    The pillars of Islam: The hajj                 28 (2)
          Ghazali bin Basri
    The Qur'an and the Hadith                      30 (2)
          Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady
    Islamic rites of passage                       32 (2)
          Ismail Hamid
    Islamic festivals and celebrations             34 (2)
          Zambry Abdul Kadir
    Mosques                                        36 (2)
          Mizan Hitam
          Anuar Talib
    The role of Islamic places of worship          38 (2)
          Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady
    Islam as the official religion of Malaysia     40 (2)
          Abdul Samat bin Musa
    The administration of Islam and Islamic law    42 (2)
          Abdul Samat bin Musa
    Islamic education                              44 (2)
          Ghazali bin Basri
    Islamic financial institutions                 46 (2)
          Nik Mustapha Haji Nik Hassan
    Dakwah organizations                           48 (2)
          M. Kamal Hassan
    Islamic organizations and the Muslim world     50 (2)
          Abdul Monir bin Yaacob
    Islamic influence on society                   52 (2)
          Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady
    Halal and haram                                54 (2)
          Abu Bakar Abdul Majeed
    Islamic dress                                  56 (2)
          Siti Zainon Ismail
    Indicators of development of the Muslim        58 (2)
    ummah in Malaysia
          Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid
  BUDDHISM AND CHINESE RELIGIONS                   60 (24)
          Benny Liow Woon Khin
          Ong Seng Huat
    History of Buddhism in Malaysia                62 (2)
          Vijaya Samarawickrama
    Buddhist beliefs and world-view                64 (2)
          Benny Liow Woon Khin
          Vijaya Samarawickrama
    Buddhist worship and practice                  66 (2)
          Benny Liow Woon Khin
    Buddhist organizations and movements           68 (2)
          Ang Choo Hong
    History of Chinese religions in Malaysia       70 (2)
          Ong Seng Huat
    Confucianism and Taoism in Malaysia            72 (2)
          Ong Seng Huat
    Chinese beliefs and world-view                 74 (2)
          Ong Seng Huat
    Chinese festivals                              76 (2)
          Ong Seng Huat
    Buddhist and Chinese temples                   78 (2)
          Benny Liow Woon Khin
          Soo Khin Wah
    Chinese rites of passage                       80 (2)
          Soo Khin Wah
    Ancestor worship and spirits                   82 (2)
          Soo Khin Wah
  HINDUISM                                         84 (16)
          Devapoopathy Nadarajah
    History of Hinduism in Malaysia                86 (2)
          S. Singaravelu
    Hindu beliefs and world-view                   88 (2)
          Devapoopathy Nadarajah
          K. Thilagawathi
    Hindu worship and practice                     90 (2)
          Devapoopathy Nadarajah
          R. Seeta Lechumi
    Hindu temples                                  92 (2)
          Devapoopathy Nadarajah
          S. Manimaran
    Hindu festivals                                94 (2)
          Devapoopathy Nadarajah
          G. Sivapalan
    Hindu rites of passage                         96 (2)
          M. Rajantheran
    Hindu organizations and movements              98 (2)
          Devapoopathy Nadarajah
          R. Rajakrishnan
  CHRISTIANITY                                     100(16)
          Edmund K. F. Chia
    History of Christianity in Malaysia            102(2)
          Hermen Shastri
    Christian denominations in Malaysia            104(2)
          Edmund K. F. Chia
          Hermen Shastri
    Christian beliefs and world-view               106(2)
          Edmund K. F. Chia
    Churches and worship                           108(2)
          Goh Keat Peng
    Christian rites of passage                     110(2)
          Cassian Pappu
    Christian festivals                            112(2)
          Goh Keat Peng
    Ecumenical and evangelical Christian           114(2)
    movements
          Albert Sundararaj Walters
  SIKHISM                                          116(6)
          Saran Singh
    History and beliefs of Sikhism                 118(2)
          Saran Singh
    Sikh temples and worship                       120(2)
          Saran Singh
  INDIGENOUS BELIEFS                               122(6)
          Ghazali bin Basri
    Indigenous belief systems                      124(2)
          Juli Edo
          Joseph Fung Jee Vui
    Rituals and festivals                          126(2)
          Juli Edo
          Joseph Fung Jee Vui
  INTERFAITH ISSUES                                128(4)
          Ghazali bin Basri
    Interfaith dialogue and religious pluralism    130(2)
          Edmund K.F. Chia
          Albert Sundararaj Walters
Glossary                                           132(3)
Bibliography                                       135(2)
Index                                              137(6)
Picture Credits                                    143