From noble Muslims to saracen enemies: Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam in the Malay world

This article examines the development of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam as practised by the Malays. It is argued that this discourse shifted from admiration of Islam to the belief that it had brought detriment to the Malay World. Such a shift in discursive strategy, which denies...

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Main Author:	Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2003
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1223/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1223/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1223/1/From_Noble_Muslims_to_Saracen_Enemies.pdf

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spelling	ukm-12232016-12-14T06:29:11Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1223/ From noble Muslims to saracen enemies: Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam in the Malay world Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied, This article examines the development of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam as practised by the Malays. It is argued that this discourse shifted from admiration of Islam to the belief that it had brought detriment to the Malay World. Such a shift in discursive strategy, which denies the importance of Islam in the Malay World, was necessary due to several reasons. By denying the importance and contribution of Islam, Raffles and his compatriots left the Malay World open as potential missionary and colonisable territory. Also, by exaggerating the oppression and cruelty of systems preceding the arrival of the British, Raffles intended to publicise the success of his benevolent policies. Most importantly, in the narratives that follow, it will be demonstrated the ways Raffles make use of the influence of dominant ideologies and epistemologies in his milieu to denigrate Islam Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2003 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1223/1/From_Noble_Muslims_to_Saracen_Enemies.pdf Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied, (2003) From noble Muslims to saracen enemies: Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam in the Malay world. SARI: Jurnal Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, 21 . pp. 13-29. ISSN 0127-2721 http://www.ukm.my/sari/index.html
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description	This article examines the development of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam as practised by the Malays. It is argued that this discourse shifted from admiration of Islam to the belief that it had brought detriment to the Malay World. Such a shift in discursive strategy, which denies the importance of Islam in the Malay World, was necessary due to several reasons. By denying the importance and contribution of Islam, Raffles and his compatriots left the Malay World open as potential missionary and colonisable territory. Also, by exaggerating the oppression and cruelty of systems preceding the arrival of the British, Raffles intended to publicise the success of his benevolent policies. Most importantly, in the narratives that follow, it will be demonstrated the ways Raffles make use of the influence of dominant ideologies and epistemologies in his milieu to denigrate Islam
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title	From noble Muslims to saracen enemies: Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam in the Malay world
title_short	From noble Muslims to saracen enemies: Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam in the Malay world
title_full	From noble Muslims to saracen enemies: Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam in the Malay world
title_fullStr	From noble Muslims to saracen enemies: Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam in the Malay world
title_full_unstemmed	From noble Muslims to saracen enemies: Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam in the Malay world
title_sort	from noble muslims to saracen enemies: thomas stamford raffles’ discourse on islam in the malay world
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2003
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1223/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1223/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1223/1/From_Noble_Muslims_to_Saracen_Enemies.pdf
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From noble Muslims to saracen enemies: Thomas Stamford Raffles’ discourse on Islam in the Malay world

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