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World Making with Malay-Indonesian Manuscripts: Circulation, Contestation and Connection

World Making with Malay-Indonesian Manuscripts: Circulation, Contestation and Connection

Mohamad, Maznah
Khan, Sher Banu

Hardcover

Literary CriticismAnthropologySoutheast Asian History

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 4, 2026

ISBN10: 9813253320
ISBN13: 9789813253322
Publisher: National University of Singapore Press
Published: Dec 4 2026
Pages: 360
Language: English
An innovative account of Malay-Indonesian manuscripts as dynamic agents of knowledge and cultural reinvention in the region.

What new framings emerge when we revisit the vibrant world of Malay-Indonesian manuscripts, looking beyond the boundaries imposed by colonial and nationalist scholarship? This volume revitalizes manuscript studies by using texts in entirely fresh ways, situating them as dynamic instruments of knowledge and cultural transformation. Through contextual readings, it uncovers multiple historical and cultural narratives within and between manuscripts, challenging established understandings of power, identity, and authorship. Chapters explore themes ranging from the origins of kingdoms and intellectual traditions to the reinvention of contemporary lives through politicized readings of older texts.

By foregrounding the diversity and versatility of Malay-Indonesian textual traditions, this book recenters manuscripts as vital agents in shaping Southeast Asian histories, decenters fixed notions of a singular Malay worldview, and reveals the fluidity of cultural memory across time and place.

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