Alexander Wain
Biographic Data
| ID | 3651725 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Wain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Wain |
| SIGNATURE | WAIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Malevolent Spirits, Noxious Vapours, and the Will of God
This article describes Islam’s theological approach towards disease transmission. Modern commentators, including many conservative Muslims, argue that Islam is theologically predisposed to deny disease transmission, particularly in the context of the plague, instead framing illness as non-communicable. Whether an individual contracts a disease, they claim, is a consequence of Divine Will, as the originator of that disease in the first place. No r…
The Word ‘Lebai’ and Its Ethnic Origins
This article proposes a new etymon for the Malay word lebai (minor religious official/scholar), namely the Sino-Muslim term libai (禮拜, worship or religious service conducted in a mosque). Scholars have traditionally argued that lebai, a loanword introduced during the early stages of Islamization, derives from the Tamil leppai (or lebbai), likewise signifying (amongst other things) a minor religious official/scholar. On this basis, it has been arg…
The Kubrawī and early Javanese Islam
Beyond somewhat vague allusions to Sufi influence, a qualitative sense of early Javanese Islamic praxis remains sadly lacking among scholars. This article attempts to rectify that deficiency by re-assessing the importance of a Kubrawī silsila (spiritual genealogy) found within the 17th- to early 18th-century Javanese chronicle, Sejarah Banten Ranté-Ranté. First identified by Martin van Bruinessen in 1994, this silsila preserves detailed informati…
Hamka and Islam
Reviewed by: Hamka and Islam: Cosmopolitan Reform in the Malay World by Khairudin Aljunied Alexander Wain Hamka and Islam: Cosmopolitan Reform in the Malay World Khairudin Aljunied Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2018. xi, 146 pp. Plates, biblio., index. US$23.95. Amongst twentieth-century Southeast Asia's Muslim intelligentsia, Indonesian scholar Haji Abdul Malik bin Abdul Karim Amrullah (Hamka) (1908–81) looms large. A pioneer within the …
A History of Islam in Indonesia
99 (softcover); 9780748681853, GBP 24.99
The two Kronik Tionghua of Semarang and Cirebon
This article is the first comprehensive evaluation of the provenance and reliability of the two enigmatic Kronik Tionghua texts of Semarang and Cirebon (the ‘Malay Annals of Semarang and Cerbon’). Initially published by M.O. Parlindungan in 1964, historians have increasingly begun to use these documents when reconstructing Java's early Islamic history. This article is a long overdue attempt to positively identify the Dutch colonial official (Corn…
The two Kronik Tionghua of Semarang and Cirebon
This article is the first comprehensive evaluation of the provenance and reliability of the two enigmatic Kronik Tionghua texts of Semarang and Cirebon (the ‘Malay Annals of Semarang and Cerbon’). Initially published by M.O. Parlindungan in 1964, historians have increasingly begun to use these documents when reconstructing Java's early Islamic history. This article is a long overdue attempt to positively identify the Dutch colonial official (Corn…
The two Kronik Tionghua of Semarang and Cirebon
This article is the first comprehensive evaluation of the provenance and reliability of the two enigmatic Kronik Tionghua texts of Semarang and Cirebon (the ‘Malay Annals of Semarang and Cerbon’). Initially published by M.O. Parlindungan in 1964, historians have increasingly begun to use these documents when reconstructing Java's early Islamic history. This article is a long overdue attempt to positively identify the Dutch colonial official (Corn…
A History of Islam in Indonesia
99 (softcover); 9780748681853, GBP 24.99
Hamka and Islam
Reviewed by: Hamka and Islam: Cosmopolitan Reform in the Malay World by Khairudin Aljunied Alexander Wain Hamka and Islam: Cosmopolitan Reform in the Malay World Khairudin Aljunied Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2018. xi, 146 pp. Plates, biblio., index. US$23.95. Amongst twentieth-century Southeast Asia's Muslim intelligentsia, Indonesian scholar Haji Abdul Malik bin Abdul Karim Amrullah (Hamka) (1908–81) looms large. A pioneer within the …
The Word ‘Lebai’ and Its Ethnic Origins
This article proposes a new etymon for the Malay word lebai (minor religious official/scholar), namely the Sino-Muslim term libai (禮拜, worship or religious service conducted in a mosque). Scholars have traditionally argued that lebai, a loanword introduced during the early stages of Islamization, derives from the Tamil leppai (or lebbai), likewise signifying (amongst other things) a minor religious official/scholar. On this basis, it has been arg…
The Kubrawī and early Javanese Islam
Beyond somewhat vague allusions to Sufi influence, a qualitative sense of early Javanese Islamic praxis remains sadly lacking among scholars. This article attempts to rectify that deficiency by re-assessing the importance of a Kubrawī silsila (spiritual genealogy) found within the 17th- to early 18th-century Javanese chronicle, Sejarah Banten Ranté-Ranté. First identified by Martin van Bruinessen in 1994, this silsila preserves detailed informati…
Malevolent Spirits, Noxious Vapours, and the Will of God
This article describes Islam’s theological approach towards disease transmission. Modern commentators, including many conservative Muslims, argue that Islam is theologically predisposed to deny disease transmission, particularly in the context of the plague, instead framing illness as non-communicable. Whether an individual contracts a disease, they claim, is a consequence of Divine Will, as the originator of that disease in the first place. No r…
History (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Asian Studies and History (5 works) · Islam (5 works) · Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia (3 works) · Malay (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works)