Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900
This paper examines Western images of returned Meccan pilgrims (hajjis) in the nineteenth century Dutch East Indies. I argue that the persistent presence of various Western literary works that promoted stereotypical images of the hajjis in the 19th century reflects a dominant discourse, which ass...
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| author | Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied, |
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| description | This paper examines Western images of returned Meccan pilgrims (hajjis) in
the nineteenth century Dutch East Indies. I argue that the persistent presence
of various Western literary works that promoted stereotypical images of the
hajjis in the 19th century reflects a dominant discourse, which asserted that the
version of Islam that the Arabs had practised and preached was inevitably
dangerous and should be contained. With the advent of direct imperialism in
the second half of the nineteenth century, such a discourse became established
as “natural truths” that had to large extent subsumed alternative viewpoints,
which sought to amend it. Hence, by the turn of the century, hajjis, as a force,
were essentialised as a negative influence in the Dutch East Indies |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-10622016-12-14T06:28:42Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1062/ Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900 Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied, This paper examines Western images of returned Meccan pilgrims (hajjis) in the nineteenth century Dutch East Indies. I argue that the persistent presence of various Western literary works that promoted stereotypical images of the hajjis in the 19th century reflects a dominant discourse, which asserted that the version of Islam that the Arabs had practised and preached was inevitably dangerous and should be contained. With the advent of direct imperialism in the second half of the nineteenth century, such a discourse became established as “natural truths” that had to large extent subsumed alternative viewpoints, which sought to amend it. Hence, by the turn of the century, hajjis, as a force, were essentialised as a negative influence in the Dutch East Indies Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1062/1/Western_Images_of_Meccan_Pilgrims_in_the.pdf Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied, (2005) Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900. SARI: Jurnal Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, 23 . pp. 105-122. ISSN 0127-2721 http://www.sarionline.ukm.my/index.html |
| spellingShingle | Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied, Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900 |
| title | Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the
Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900 |
| title_full | Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the
Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900 |
| title_fullStr | Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the
Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the
Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900 |
| title_short | Western Images of Meccan Pilgrims in the
Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900 |
| title_sort | western images of meccan pilgrims in the dutch east indies 1800 1900 |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1062/1/Western_Images_of_Meccan_Pilgrims_in_the.pdf |
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