Représentations du monde dans le golfe du Bengale au XVIIe siècle : Ālāol et Rānīrī
2008; Association Archipel; Volume: 76; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3406/arch.2008.4096
ISSN2104-3655
AutoresPaul Wormser, Thibaut d’Hubert,
Tópico(s)Philippine History and Culture
ResumoThis article explores the contrasting visions of world geography prevailing around the Bay of Bengal in the 17th century, namely in Aceh and Arakan. After a preliminary study of the geographical horizons of Bengali and Malay literature, the authors proceed to an analysis and comparison of the world descriptions of the religious scholar Nur al-Din al-Rānīrī and of the Bengali poet Ālāol, having worked respectively in Aceh and Mrauk-U. This inquiry into the perceptions of the world is conceived as a first step toward a deeper understanding of the attitudes towards regional cultures in the 17th century, at a time when cosmopolitan languages such as Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian gave way to regional languages, such as Bengali and Malay.
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