Category: Acehnologi
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Islam, Violence, and Acehnese Identity: A Socio-Historical Reading of Conflict, Faith, and the Idea of Musoh
This essay invites readers to rethink Islam, violence, and Acehnese identity beyond simplistic accusations that reduce conflict to religion alone. Through the concepts of musoh, kaphe, Si PAI, and historical memory, this study reveals how violence in Aceh was shaped by faith, colonial encounter, political struggle, and the changing construction of the enemy. Aceh appears…
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Acehnology as an Intellectual Journey: Aceh, Islam, Southeast Asia, and the Malay World
Acehnology is more than the study of Aceh as a historical region. It is a civilizational project that gathers scattered knowledge about Aceh into a disciplined, interdisciplinary, and globally relevant field of inquiry. This essay traces an intellectual journey from Yogyakarta to Malaysia and back to Aceh, showing how Acehnese scholarship must move beyond local…