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We are Playing Relatives
We are playing relatives offers a comprehensive survey of literary writing in the Malay language. It starts with the playful evocations of language and reality in the Hikayat Hang Tuah, a work that circulated on the Malay Peninsula in the eighteenth century, and follows the Malay literary impulse up to the beginning of the twenty-first century, a time when the dominant notions of Malay literature seem to fade away in the cyberspace created on the island of Java, and the Hikayat Hang Tuah's play and dance on the sounds of Malay words seem to be infused with a new vitality. We are playing relatives covers a highly heterogeneous group of texts published over a long period of time in many places in Southeast Asia. The book is organized around a discussion of related texts that are crucial in the rise of the notion of 'Malay literature'.
The Heritage of Traditional Malay Literature
Traditional literature, or 'the deed of the reed pen' as it was called by its creators, is not only the most valuable part of the cultural heritage of the Malay people, but also a shared legacy of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei. Malay culture during its heyday saw the entire Universe as a piece of literature written by the Creator with the Sublime Pen on the Guarded Tablet. Literature was not just the creation of a scribe, but a scribe himself, imprinting words on the 'sheet of memory' and thus shaping human personality. This book, the first comprehensive survey of traditional Malay literature in English since 1939, embraces more than a millennium of Malay letters from the vague d...
Origins, History and Social Structure in Brunei Darussalam
This wide-ranging book re-evaluates in detail the early history and historiography of Brunei Darussalam, the origins of the sultanate, its genealogical foundations and the structure and administration of Brunei society. Contributors draw on the seminal work of Donald E. Brown whose major monograph on the sultanate was published in 1970 and marked the beginnings of advanced sociological, anthropological and historical research on Brunei. Among the key issues addressed are status systems, titles and social stratification, Chinese sources for the study of Brunei, Malay oral and written histories and traditions, the symbolism, meanings and origins of coronation rituals, previously unknown source...
Jalan ke Taman: Esei-esei Penghargaan untuk Profesor Ali Ahmad (Penerbit USM)
Penerbitan buku Jalan ke Taman: Esei-esei Penghargaan untuk Profesor Ali Ahmad ini adalah suatu penghargaan khusus para sarjana terhadap Profesor Ali Ahmad yang telah banyak menabur jasa dan sumbangan berharga kepada sejarah perkembangan kesusasteraan tanah air. Isi kandungan buku menyentuh kepelbagaian tema dan bahan perbincangan yang suatu waktu dahulu pernah menjadi tumpuan penelitian Profesor Ali Ahmad, sama ada dalam konteks kajian kesusasteraan tradisional mahupun moden. Dalam kepelbagaian tema dan bahan perbincangan tersebut terangkum suatu kesatuan pendapat yang melihat kepentingan dan kerelevanan ilmu kesusasteraan sebagai wadah pemikiran dan pengukuhan tamadun hidup bangsa. Isu-isu...
A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Oral Traditions, Continuities and Transformations in Northeast India and Beyond
Northeast India is home to many distinct communities and is an area of incredible ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity. This book explores the shared cultural heritage among the highland and river valley communities of Northeast India and mainland South East Asia, including South China, through oral traditions. It looks at these shared cultural traditions and suggests new ways of understanding and interpreting the heritage of Northeast India. Oral traditions often bring forward an unexpected twist in understanding historical and cultural links, and this volume explores this using local knowledge and innovative engagements with oral traditions in multiple ways, from folklore and langua...
BIOGRAFI AGUNG IMAM SYAFI’I
“Saya tidak pernah melihat orang seperti Syafi’i. Apabila beliau datang ke Mesir, orang memberitahu ada seorang Quraisy datang ke sini.Sewaktu kami pergi menemuinya beliau sedang bersolat.Saya tidak pernahmelihat solat yang lebih baik daripada solatnya.Saya juga tidak pernah melihat wajah yang lebih cantik daripadanya.Apabila beliau bercakap kami merasakan tidak pernah mendengar percakapan yang lebih baik dari percakapannya itu. Lalu kami sangat tertarik kepadanya.” – HARUN BIN SA’ID AL-AIL
