Malay court religion, culture and language : interpreting the Qur'ān in 17th century Aceh / by Peter G. Riddell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riddell, Peter G., author, translator.

Series:

Texts and studies on the Qurʼān ; v. 12.

Texts and studies on the Qurʼān

Language:

English

Malay

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan--Study and teaching--Indonesia--Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

Qurʼan.

Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

History.

Islam--Indonesia--Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam--History.

Islam.

Study skills.

Indonesia--Aceh.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 346 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Language Note:

Text in English, translated from the Malay, with parallel text in Malay, transliterated from the Jawi Malay.

Summary:

In 'Malay Court Religion, Culture and Language: Interpreting the Qur'an in 17th Century Aceh' Peter G. Riddell undertakes a detailed study of the two earliest works of Qur'anic exegesis from the Malay-Indonesian world. Riddell explores the 17th century context in the Sultanate of Aceh that produced the two works, and the history of both texts. He argues that political, social and religious factors provide important windows into the content and approaches of both Qur'anic commentaries. He also provides a transliteration of the Jawi Malay text of both commentaries on s'ra 18 of the Qur'an (al-Kahf), as well as an annotated translation into English. This work represents an important contribution to the search for greater understanding of the early Islamic history of the Malay-Indonesian world.

Contents:

One century, two commentaries

The Wujudiyya environment of Tafsir Sura al-Kahf

The reformist environment of Tarjuman al-mustafid

The significance and pragmatic roles of Sura al-Kahf

Narrative explication by the 17th C. Acehnese commentators

Study of the qira'at in 17th century Aceh

Comparing the texts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Riddell, Peter G. Malay court religion, culture and language.

ISBN:

9789004339491

9004339493

OCLC:

973291087