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The Turkic-Turkish theme in traditional Malay literature : imagining the other to empower the self

Title
The Turkic-Turkish theme in traditional Malay literature : imagining the other to empower the self / by Vladimir Braginsky.
Author
Braginskiĭ, V. I.
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

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Description
xvii, 303 pages; 25 cm
Summary
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. This theme has strongly influenced the religious and political ideals and political mythology of Malay society. By creating fictional rather than realistic portrayals of the Turks and Turkey, imagining the king of Rum as the origin point of Malay dynasties, and dreaming of Ottoman assistance in the jihad against the colonial powers, Malay literati ultimately sought to empower the Malay 'self' by bringing it closer to the Turkish 'other'.
Series Statement
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; volume 301
Uniform Title
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 301.
Subject
  • Malay literature > History and criticism
  • Turks in literature
  • Islam and literature > Malaysia
  • Islam and literature
  • Literature
  • Malay literature
  • Turkey > In literature
  • Malaysia
  • Turkey
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The First Acquaintance In Absentia: Turkic Warriors, Lovers, Sages and the Barber of Istanbul -- First Encounter Face-to-face: Stories of Embassies Sent to the Ottomans -- Kings of Rum, Their Heirs and Vassals (1): Turkey in the Dynastic Space of the Malay World and Beyond -- Kings of Rum, Their Heirs and Vassals (2): If Iskander Zulkarnain of Istanbul is Unavailable, a Turkish Prince or Nobleman Will Do Nicely -- Two Hundred Years after the First Embassy: Ottoman Turkey, Its Worthless Western Allies and Russian Enemies-- the Worst of the Kāfirs.
Call Number
JFE 16-3849
ISBN
  • 9789004290709
  • 9004290702
  • 9789004305946 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015034144
OCLC
911019987
Author
Braginskiĭ, V. I., author.
Title
The Turkic-Turkish theme in traditional Malay literature : imagining the other to empower the self / by Vladimir Braginsky.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; volume 301
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 301.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-3849
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