The Significance of ‘Nila’ In Malay Foundation Myths : A Study of Sri Nila Pahlawan

• Main Authors: Fythullah, Hamzah, Ahmad Azaini, Abdul Manaf
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: ITB Journal Publisher 2019
• Subjects: C Auxiliary sciences of history (General); N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28569/1/Fythullah%2C%20Hamzah; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28569/; http://journals.itb.ac.id/index.php/jvad
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This article examines the true significance of nila (blue) in the Malay literature from an ocular point of view. The origins of Malay foundation myths as written in the Malay Annals by Tun Sri Lanang, which contain a detailed description of the ancestry of Raja Iskandar Zulkarnain, Sang Sapurba, his...