Malay Kingship in Kedah - Religion, Trade, and Society

Informationen zum Autor By Maziar Mozaffari Falarti Klappentext The Kedah Sultanate is the oldest unbroken independent kingship lines in the "Malay world" with 1,000 years of history, and arguably one of the oldest in the Islamic world. In this study, the author examines key geopolitical and spiritual attributes of Malay kingship that have traditionally cemented the ruler, the peoples, and the environment. Zusammenfassung The Kedah Sultanate is the oldest unbroken independent kingship lines in the “Malay world” with 1,000 years of history, and arguably one of the oldest in the Islamic world. In this study, the author examines key geopolitical and spiritual attributes of Malay kingship that have traditionally cemented the ruler, the peoples, and the environment. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps & IllustrationsForeword (Professor C. A. Trocki)AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroductionChapter 1: From Raja to Sultan: The Islamic Conversion of the Tantric Malay RulerChapter 2: The Malay Ethos: The Sultan and his SubjectsChapter 3: Controlling Kedah's maritime lines of communication: The Sultan and the Raja di-laut, or Sea LordsChapter 4: Bay to Gulf or Gulf to Bay: the Sultan and the trans-peninsular routes of KedahConclusionBibliography

Product details

• Authors: Maziar Mozaffari Falarti, Falarti Maziar Mozaffari
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2012
• EAN: 9780739168424
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6842-4
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: AsiaWorld; AsiaWorld (Hardcover); AsiaWorld; AsiaWorld (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Malaysia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Politics & government, Politics and government, Asian History, Asian Studies