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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-284) and index.

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.

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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.

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