2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Study of Islamic Publication and Oral Lterature in the Maranao Language as Source Material of Islamic Thoughts and Movements in the Philippines
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17510212
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | Sophia University |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWASHIMA Midori Sophia University, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Professor (50264700)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Philippines / Islam / Maranao / Mindanao / Documents / Southeast Asian History / Oral Lit / Ulama |
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| Research Abstract |
We compiled a preliminary bibliography listing 62 titles comprising 222 volumes, which compose “The Maranao materials in Arabic scripts". These materials had been left on library shelf of the Gowing Memorial Research Center of Marawy City for almost thirty years. This bibliography contributes to a further understanding of the Philippine Muslim culture and society by making these important source materials accessible to the public. Islamic intellectuals in Lanao area in the 1960s- 70s were actively engaged in translating Malay and Arabic Islamic stories into the Maranao language and publishing them as a way to strengthen the Muslim community in Mindanao.
By examining some of the above-mentioned materials, I was able bring to light political thoughts of several Islamic intellectuals in Lanao.
We also video-recorded Maranao oral literature such as folk songs (darangen, bayok), and prayers (diker). It will serve as an important source for the popular Islam in the area.
With the help of a scholar on Islam, we had translated 17 essays written by Maranao students studying in Cairo in the mid-1960s, and published them, together with explanatory notes.
We are now transliterating some of the Maranao materials and translating them into English. The preliminary bibliography needs to be finalized. It is expected that these works will be completed and published in the near future.
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Research Products
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