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A native of Bruges (now part of Belgium), Jacques de Coutre was a gem trader who spent nearly a decade in Southeast Asia in the early 17th century. In addition to a substantial autobiography written in Spanish and preserved in the... more

A native of Bruges (now part of Belgium), Jacques de Coutre was a gem trader who spent nearly a decade in Southeast Asia in the early 17th century. In addition to a substantial autobiography written in Spanish and preserved in the National Library of Spain in Madrid, he wrote a series of memorials to the united crown of Spain and Portugal that contain recommendations designed to reverse the decline in the fortunes of the Iberian powers in Southeast Asia, particularly against the backdrop of early Dutch political and commercial penetration into the region. Translated into English for the first time, these materials provide a valuable first-hand account of the bigger issues confronting the early colonial powers in Southeast Asia, and deep insights into the societies De Coutre encountered in the territory that today makes up Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

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  • Business, Military History, Cultural History, Economic History

This paper offers a social history of the relationship between Islamic reform and malayāḷi Muslim in the context of colonial Kerala. Kerala Muslims are one of the largest Muslim communities in India, and a majority are the de- scendants... more

This paper offers a social history of the relationship between Islamic reform and malayāḷi Muslim in the context of colonial Kerala. Kerala Muslims are one of the largest Muslim communities in India, and a majority are the de- scendants of Arab traders and local women, or of local converts known as Mappilas. This article relates the re- formist agenda in the writings of Sayyid Sanā’ullāh Makti Taṅṅaḷ (1847-1912), who argued for a reinterpretation of Islamic principle based on scriptural purity and return, to pristine Islam. Makti Taṅṅaḷ believed direct access to, and proper understanding of, the Quran and the Hadith would distance Muslims from accretions to Islam that he thought of as impure. Invoking the distinction of ‘harām and halāl,’ as the cornerstone of Islamic law, he argued against the legitimacy of un-Islamic elements of Popular Islam. These efforts took place in late nineteenth-century Kerala, and had a huge impact on the socio-religious landscape, particularly on the inevitability and imminence of Islamic reform in the colonial era. Furthermore, this paper highlights how Makti advocated textually defined Islamic codes of practice to safeguard ‘Muslimness’ and shape a new vision of a moral community for malayāḷi Muslims.

• • by Muhammed Niyas Ashraf
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  • Print Culture, Malayalam Literature, Islam and Modernity, Colonial History of Malabar

Fra il 1704 ed il 1744 la Santa Sede mise al bando i riti malabarici, una particolare forma di adattamento del cattolicesimo alla società dell'India meridionale. In una prospettiva eurocentrica essi hanno potuto essere considerati come... more

Fra il 1704 ed il 1744 la Santa Sede mise al bando i riti malabarici, una particolare forma di adattamento del cattolicesimo alla società dell'India meridionale.
In una prospettiva eurocentrica essi hanno potuto essere considerati come un'anticipazione dell'odierna categoria di inculturazione. Da un punto di vista specificamente
indiano tali riti appaiono invece come forme cristianizzate di saṃskaraḥ, “sacramenti” induisti che rendono un individuo partecipe di una comunità ed inserito nell'ordinamento
gerarchico della società.

• • by Paolo Aranha
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  • Religion, Hinduism, History, Intellectual History
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  • Maritime Archaeology, Maritime History, Indian Ocean History, History of the Western Indian Ocean XV-XIX Century