Preliminary research on Islamic networks in West Sumatra viewed from the distribution of manuscripts

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23402006
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: SUGAHARA YUMI 大阪大学, 言語文化研究科(研究院), 准教授 (80376821)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): AOYAMA Toru 東京外国語大学, 総合国際学研究院, 教授 (90274810) ; ARAI Kazuhiro 慶應義塾大学, 商学部, 准教授 (60397007)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ARAI Kazuhiro 慶應義塾大学, 商学部, 准教授 (60397007)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: イスラーム / インドネシア / 東南アジア / 文献学 / 史料研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For this project we collected the data of 507 manuscripts newly found in West Sumatra. Most of them were found at suraus, places of prayer that are also used to gather and to spend the night. These places have been used for teaching Sufism and Islam knowledge. We found many manuscripts on Syattariyah order doctrines, Arabic grammar and Islamic laws (fikih) on commerce, heritance, marriage, prayer and so on. We found especially many copies of Minhaj Abidin authored by Ghazali. In addition, among the manuscripts kept at comparatively large suraus we found manuscripts containing historical stories (hikayat), traditional medicines, spells and curses, and explanations of earthquakes. It is clear that these suraus are the centers of knowledge in their regions. We even found various types of letters for pawning there.

Free Research Field

インドネシア近代史