The kyai’s voice and the Arabic Qur’an; Translation, orality, and print in modern Java

This paper discusses practices of translating the Qur’an into Javanese in the Indonesian post-independence era. Focusing on works that emerged in pedagogical contexts, it demonstrates that the range of translation practices goes far beyond contemporary notions of scriptural translation. I argue that...

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Published in:	Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Main Author:	Johanna Pink
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universitas Indonesia, Faculty of Humanities 2020-10-01
Subjects:	translation qur’an java javanese pesantren education islam kitab kuning orality.
Online Access:	https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/wacana/vol21/iss3/1/