literature, conversion, and the Arabic cosmopolis of South and Southeast Asia Ricci, Ronit. creator text ilu Chicago London University of Chicago Press 2011 monographic eng

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xvi, 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Arabic cosmopolis? -- Translation -- On "translation" and its untranslatability -- The Book of Samud: a Javanese literary tradition -- The Ayira Macala: Tamil questions and marvels -- Seribu Masalah: the Malay Book of One Thousand Questions -- Conversion -- Cosmopolitan in translation: Arabic's distant travels -- Conversion to Islam and the Book of One Thousand Questions -- A Jew on Java, a model Malay rabbi, and a Tamil Torah scholar -- The Arabic cosmopolis of South and Southeast Asia. Ronit Ricci. Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-298) and index. Translations History and criticism Islamic literature Southeast Asia Translations History and criticism Southeast Asian literature Islamic influences Muslim converts from Judaism Early works to 1800 Translations History and criticism PJ813 .R533 2011 809/.9338297 9780226710884 (alk. paper) 0226710882 (alk. paper) 2010041701 ICU/DLC 140611 20140611120251.0 28041