Habibah @ Artini Ramlie, Earnie Elmie Hilmi, S. Mokhtar, Mohd. Sohaimi Esa
{"title":"THE NARRATIVE OF WEDDING CUSTOMS OF SULUK ETHNIC AT KUDAT, SABAH","authors":"Habibah @ Artini Ramlie, Earnie Elmie Hilmi, S. Mokhtar, Mohd. Sohaimi Esa","doi":"10.35631/jthem.729012","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Among the various ethnic groups found in Kudat, Sabah are the Suluk. The Suluk ethnic are recognised as one of the indigenous communities in Sabah and are classified as Bumiputera. The Suluk are known for their unique culture which stems from their rich heritage. These fascinating cultures are commonly associated with the ethnic groups in Sabah. In this study, the general narrative of ethnic Suluk in Sabah will be explored, particularly, their wedding customs. This study will be conducted via a qualitative approach based on archival research of selected library resources and interview methods comprising of 11 informants. The findings of this study have shown that Suluk wedding customs has its own unique traditions. Thus, this study is forecasted to yield greater understanding and enhance our understanding of Sabah’s diverse multi-ethnic community by focusing on the Suluk ethnic group and their wedding customs.","PeriodicalId":235421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Environment Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Environment Management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.35631/jthem.729012","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Among the various ethnic groups found in Kudat, Sabah are the Suluk. The Suluk ethnic are recognised as one of the indigenous communities in Sabah and are classified as Bumiputera. The Suluk are known for their unique culture which stems from their rich heritage. These fascinating cultures are commonly associated with the ethnic groups in Sabah. In this study, the general narrative of ethnic Suluk in Sabah will be explored, particularly, their wedding customs. This study will be conducted via a qualitative approach based on archival research of selected library resources and interview methods comprising of 11 informants. The findings of this study have shown that Suluk wedding customs has its own unique traditions. Thus, this study is forecasted to yield greater understanding and enhance our understanding of Sabah’s diverse multi-ethnic community by focusing on the Suluk ethnic group and their wedding customs.