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The Turkic-Turkish theme in traditional Malay literature : imagining the other to empower the self /
This is the first detailed study of the representation of the Turkic peoples and Ottoman Turks in Malay literature between the 14th-19th centuries. Drawing on a wide range of texts, Vladimir Braginsky uncovers manifold metamorphoses and diverse forms of localisation of this Turkic-Turkish theme. Thi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ;
301. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Turkic-Turkish Theme in Traditional Malay Literature: Imagining the Other to Empower the Self; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Illustrations and Charts; Abbreviations; A Note on Transliteration; Introduction; Subject, Objectives and the History of the Study; Theme and Variations: The Importance of the Turkic-Turkish Theme, Classification of Relevant Texts and Their Principal Message; 1: The First Acquaintance In Absentia: Turkic Warriors, Lovers, Sages and the Barber of Istanbul; Gallery of Characters: Turks Fighting Wars and Intriguing Against Rivals.
- Turks Accepting Islam and Reflecting on Transient Life and JusticeTurks Falling for Princesses in Dreams, Deposing Despots and Distrusting Suspicious Beggars; The Origin of Turks, Their History and Anecdotes of Their Luminaries; 2: First Encounter Face-to-face: Stories of Embassies Sent to the Ottomans; The Aceh Controversy on Who Visited Who: Guns Instead of Pepper or Glory Instead of Oil; Hikayat Hang Tuah as a Palimpsest and a Fighter in the 'War of Books'; Istanbul Clad in Acehnese Garb: the City and the Sultan; The Gold-and-Jewel Style: Aceh's Influence Once Again.
- 3: Kings of Rum, Their Heirs and Vassals (1): Turkey in the Dynastic Space of the Malay World and BeyondSo Many Diverse Kings of Rum: Malay Raja Rum in his Favorite Habitats; Riding Winged Horses, Marrying Sorceresses and Fighting Ogres: Raja Rum of Malay Fantastical Adventure Narratives; From Andalus to Andalas: Iskandar Zulkarnain as Exceptional Raja Rum of Malay Chronicles; Malays in the Universal 'Mandala': 'Persian' Iskandar of Rum and his Successors; Contemplating the Navel of the Earth: From 'Persian' Iskandar of Rum to 'Turkish' Iskandar of Istanbul and his Minangkabau Relatives.
- 4: Kings of Rum, Their Heirs and Vassals (2): If Iskandar Zulkarnain of Istanbul is Unavailable, a Turkish Prince or Nobleman Will Do NicelyHarnessing the Forces of Evil: The Turkish Founder of Kedah's Dynasty and the Workings of a Fateful Name; Garuda's Lost Wager and the Foundation of Kedah by a Prince or Grandee of Rum; Kedah as the Second Tūrān; Lords of the Jambi Ring: Turkish Ancestors against Javanese Backgrounds in Minangkabau Frames; Glimpses of Jambi History: From Ancient Malayu to Dutch Imperialism; Datuk Paduka Berhalo: The Turkish Prince, Sayyid and Preacher of Islam.
- Orang Kayo Hitam: the Freedom Fighter, Conqueror of Java and Unifier of the Lowlands and Uplands of JambiTransformation of the Image and the Convergence of Images: Orang Kayo Hitam and Sultan Taha as Doubles; 5: Two Hundred Years after the First Embassy: Ottoman Turkey, Its Worthless Western Allies and Russian Enemies
- the Worst of the Kāfirs; God Grants Victory, If Pashas are Not Corrupt; Sultan Abdülhamid versus Perins Alikjander: Fighters as Strong as Fortresses of Iron and Tests of Laser Weapons.