Letra De Meca
Jawi Script in the Tagalog Region During the 16th Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5400708 |
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| Authors | Isaac Donoso (0000-0002-9637-7915, University of Alicante, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-103 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Al-Tamaddun (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1823-7517 • E-ISSN: 2289-2672 |
| Publisher | Univ. of Malaya (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.22452/jat.vol14no1.8 |
| OpenAlex | W2964540937 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
History of writing in the Philippines has traditionally affirmed the eventual disappearance of pre-Hispanic script in the archipelago after Christianization. This affirmation ignores the relevance of Islamization in Manila bay. Accordingly, Jawi script became the dominant writing system in the Malay world from the 15th century onwards affecting also Tagalog culture, as several data confirm. This paper explores the use of Jawi script for Tagalog language and the cultural changes introduced by the Spanish establishment in Manila
Archaeology · Islam · Islamization · Linguistics · Malay · Tagalog · Vietnamese · Writing system · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · History · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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