The Turkic-Turkish theme in traditional Malay literature : : imagining the other to empower the self / / by Vladimir Braginsky.

• Superior document: Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Volume 301
• VerfasserIn: Braginskiĭ, V. I.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; Volume 301.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The Turkic-Turkish Theme in Traditional Malay Literature 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’.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 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 Iskandar 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 -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.