{"title":"Moral Judgement as a Method in Historiography: An Analysis of al-Biruni’s al-Athar al-Baqiyah ‘an al-Qurun al-Khaliyah","authors":"Mohammad Umair Abd Rahim, M. Alias","doi":"10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.6","url":null,"abstract":"The practice of moral judgement in historiography is a topic in critical philosophy of history. In general, there are two opinions on the practice of moral judgement in history: firstly, those who are against it, such as Croce, Bloch and Butterfield; secondly, those who are in support of it, such as Lord Acton, Ibn Khaldun and al-Biruni. Understanding the practice is crucial in facilitating “intellectual serenity” among historians in deciding on their research method. This article discusses al-Biruni’s position and epistemic justification on the issue of moral judgement in research in history. The analysis of al-Biruni’s perspective, based on his book, al-Athar al-Baqiyah ‘an al-Qurun al-Khaliyah, shows that his epistemic justification on moral judgement in history was influenced by his religious tradition.","PeriodicalId":292008,"journal":{"name":"KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116649285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. F. Chow, Hasuria Che Omar, Wan Rose Eliza Abdul Rahman
{"title":"Manga Translation and Censorship Issues in Malaysia","authors":"Y. F. Chow, Hasuria Che Omar, Wan Rose Eliza Abdul Rahman","doi":"10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"In manga translation, when original image and written representations are regarded as inappropriate content to the target readers’ socio-cultural context, censorship is imposed. Nevertheless, research on censorship in manga translation in Malaysia has not been given due attention. Previous studies show that self-censorship influences translation, but it is not examined within the scope of manga translation. As such, the objective of this study is to examine the censorship practices in manga translation in Malaysia. This study adopts a qualitative content analysis approach to analyse six Malay translations and their respective source texts based on the publishing guideline of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 [Act 301] and translation procedures proposed by Klaus Kaindl. The analysis shows that the censorship practice in manga translation is a combination of institutional and self-censorship. In institutional censorship, the translation procedures of detraction, addition, substitution, deletion and couplets are used, while in self-censorship, the process is involves substitution, deletion and addition. The current study recommends the adoption of institutional censorship procedures as guidelines in handling sensitive representations and a review of the self-censorship procedures to ensure faithful translations.","PeriodicalId":292008,"journal":{"name":"KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126036066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nudra Shafini Halis Azhan, Mohd. Zariat Abdul Rani, Salmah Jan Noor Muhammad
{"title":"Kesusasteraan Melayu dan “Novel Persuratan”: Satu Pengamatan Kritis Tentang Sambutan Terhadap Pujangga Melayu","authors":"Nudra Shafini Halis Azhan, Mohd. Zariat Abdul Rani, Salmah Jan Noor Muhammad","doi":"10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"Kajian ini merungkai permasalahan dalam soal pemeragaan novel Pujangga Melayu karya Mohd Affandi Hassan. Dalam penerbitan edisi kedua pada tahun 2017, Pujangga Melayu secara konsisten dan eksplisit diperagakan sebagai “novel persuratan” pada kulit depan dan rangsang sari novel. Novel persuratan ditakrifkan sebagai novel yang menjadikan pemikiran/wacana sebagai isian utama. Istilah novel persuratan tidak digunakan dalam pemeragaan novel tersebut sebelum edisi keduanya. Hakikat ini menarik perhatian terhadap kecenderungan kajian-kajian ilmiah sebelum tahun 2017 dalam merumuskan kekuatan karya berkenaan. Sehubungan itu, kajian ini menggariskan dua objektif iaitu untuk menganalisis kajian-kajian ilmiah terhadap Pujangga Melayu sebelum tahun 2017 dan untuk merumuskan kekuatan novel yang sama berdasarkan hasil dapatan kajian-kajian ilmiah sebelum tahun 2017. Hasil analisis mendapati bahawa kajiankajian ilmiah sebelum tahun 2017 cenderung memperagakan Pujangga Melayu dengan beberapa label, antaranya “novel wacana”, “novel ilmu” dan “karya persuratan”. Meskipun menggunakan istilah-istilah berlainan, namun rata-rata kajian mengenal pasti pemikiran/wacana sebagai pengisian utama novel tersebut. Cerita dalam novel berkenaan pula lebih berfungsi sebagai wadah dalam mengutarakan pemikiran/wacana.","PeriodicalId":292008,"journal":{"name":"KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129752036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kamarulzaman Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Sabri Noh, Nurul Iman Ahmad Bukhari
{"title":"Linguistic Features Differences in Arabic Textbooks Used at Islamic Schools in Malaysia","authors":"Kamarulzaman Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Sabri Noh, Nurul Iman Ahmad Bukhari","doi":"10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"The dearth of studies that assess linguistic differences in Arabic textbooks is the motivation for the present study, which identified significant differences in the use of linguistic features in textbooks for different secondary school levels. The study analysed 315 samples of 100-word texts, randomly selected from 105 Arabic textbooks used at Islamic secondary schools in Malaysia. Seven linguistic features were analysed using descriptive and inferential analyses through one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The analysis showed a moderate use of simple sentences, complex sentences and noun sentences. However, the use of complex sentences was higher than that of simple sentences. There were a high number of common and frequent words used, but the use of abstract words was low. Conjunctions and discourse markers were used at moderate levels. ANOVA analysis showed significant differences in the use of complex sentences, common and frequent words, conjunctions and discourse markers, and sentence length averages. The study also found that long sentences are higher in frequency in Form 3 textbooks compared to those in Forms 4 and 5 textbooks. The current study suggests that the frequency of linguistic features should correspond to students’ needs by taking into their school level, Arabic language proficiency and subject content.","PeriodicalId":292008,"journal":{"name":"KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129896934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noriah Mohamed, Jamilah Bebe Mohamad, Mohd Tarmizi Hasrah
{"title":"Antu Language in the Sangin Oral Narrative of the Sihans in Sarawak","authors":"Noriah Mohamed, Jamilah Bebe Mohamad, Mohd Tarmizi Hasrah","doi":"10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.8","url":null,"abstract":"This article discusses the Sihan community and one of their traditional oral narratives, known as sangin. Sihan is an indigenous ethnic group residing in Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia, and sangin is an activity that can be considered a folklore, narrative in manner, and performed for entertainment and native remedy. Data on the community in this study was obtained through interviews with 71 Sihan informants in Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia. The sangin by one of its practitioners was recorded during the community’s leisure activities. The recorded sangin song, delivered in the style of storytelling, narrated for entertainment, not for remedy purposes. The description of the sangin indicates that the language in the oral tradition, called antu language (language of the spirit) is very different from the modern, every day Sihan language used by its speakers. In terms of usage, sangin can be considered extinct because of the reduced number of Sihan speakers (only 218 left) and lessening number of sangin practitioners (only three remain). Sangin as a native remedy no longer has a place in the community with the availability of modern medical treatment, the mass migration of the Sihans from their original area, and the change in the Sihans’ life style, from nomadic to community life.","PeriodicalId":292008,"journal":{"name":"KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134108183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prosedur Terjemahan Kata Nama Khas Taoisme dalam Hikayat Jelajah ke Barat","authors":"Cheah Poh Ying, Goh Sang Seong","doi":"10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2021.28.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"Kata nama khas bukan sahaja mendukung makna leksikal, malahan turut sarat dengan makna budaya. Makalah ini bertujuan mengenal pasti dan menghuraikan\u0000prosedur terjemahan kata nama khas Taoisme dalam terjemahan bahasa Cina-bahasa Melayu. Data kajian melibatkan sejumlah 312 kata nama khas Taoisme yang dikutip secara manual daripada novel Xi You Ji, iaitu karya klasik agung dalam kesusasteraan China yang dihasilkan oleh Wu Cheng’en (1506–1582) di China. Teks terjemahannya Hikayat Jelajah ke Barat diterjemahkan oleh Woo Tack Lok pada tahun 2015. Bagi tujuan pengumpulan dan analisis data, kajian ini memanfaatkan definisi kata nama khas Wang Li dan Li Rui serta prosedur terjemahan kata nama khas Taoisme oleh Zhang Wei Wei. Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa prosedur terjemahan literal, transliterasi, bebas, anotasi, serangkai dan triplet dapat digunakan untuk menyalin fungsi kata nama khas. Kajian ini turut menemui lima prosedur baharu, iaitu generalisasi, deskriptif,\u0000penambahan, pengguguran dan kuadruplet. Sesungguhnya, usaha penerokaan makna leksikal dan makna budaya kata nama khas secara menyeluruh serta penerapan prosedur terjemahan yang berkesan adalah amat mustahak. Hal ini adalah untuk memastikan makna kata nama khas dapat diungkapkan secara penuh dan difahami oleh pembaca sasaran.","PeriodicalId":292008,"journal":{"name":"KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116426027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Good Teachers: Visions of Values and Virtues in University Student Metaphors","authors":"M. Cortazzi, Lixian Jin","doi":"10.21315/kajh2020.27.2.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2020.27.2.8","url":null,"abstract":". Good teachers in university education embody combinations of continuity and change. In the first part here, university teaching is considered in Western philosophies and educational discourse to suggest teacher characteristics and meta-functions, but this article proposes wider internationalised dialogues within humanities which crucially take student views into account. In the second part, we analyse a database of 863 metaphors about teachers given by 439 university students in Malaysia, adopting a socio-cultural approach based on cognitive linguistics. This elicited metaphor analysis explores student views of “good” teachers expressed in such metaphors as “a good teacher is a burning candle” or “a piece of chalk”. Our analysis of metaphor entailments reveals meta-functions and virtues of good teachers which though absent in some official discourses, cohere with the educational philosophy of part one: they include cognitive, social/cultural, affective, moral/ spiritual and aesthetic meta-functions. These emphasise the purposes of what teachers “do” and the character of what teachers “are”, as models for what students “do” and what they “become”. This gives challenging insights for teachers (and students) to self-cultivate virtues if these participant visions are taken seriously for learner-centred approaches to humanities in new balances of continuity and change.","PeriodicalId":292008,"journal":{"name":"KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122917040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"South Korean Media Representation of Yemeni Refugees","authors":"Raith Zeher Abid","doi":"10.21315/kajh2020.27.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2020.27.1.5","url":null,"abstract":". This research examines how a handful of Yemeni refugees who arrived in South Korea are depicted in the online media news reports of the country. A total of 73 articles were collected from five different Korean English news outlets. The representation of social actor theory and conceptual metaphor theory were used in the analysis of the data. The outcomes of the analysis indicate that these Yemeni refugees are undesirably represented by the South Korean media. The continuance of such undesirable representation of these groups by the media, which is well-known for its influence on the public’s frame of thought, endangers their existence. It is hoped that the multi-layered analysis of discourse that this research offers will provide awareness to readers about the way blameless Yemenis are negatively rendered in the online media news reports of South Korea.","PeriodicalId":292008,"journal":{"name":"KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122895196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Islamic Scriptures and Voice Intonation: A Preliminary Survey in Arabic Linguistic\u0000 Thought and Ḥadīth Interpretive Discourse","authors":"Khairil Husaini Bin Jamil","doi":"10.21315/kajh2019.26.s1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2019.26.s1.1","url":null,"abstract":"This is the first study that aims to explore the possibility of applying the art and science of voice intonation in reading statements attributed to the Prophet Muhammad and to form a theoretical framework explicative of the nexuses between the two enterprises. The study ventures to assess the attention towards a range of functions played by voice intonation such as attitudinal functions, psychological functions and other indicative functions as it may have appeared within the various compositional strategies of ḥadīth literature. It also aims to examine how normal conversations, declarative sentences, questions, etc. could be identified through voice intonation and the extent to which the understanding of a certain ḥadīth can be affected by such an exercise. The preliminary analysis indicates that the right selection of tone assumes a crucial role in forming a sound ḥadīth interpretation. The consequential extension of this study may involve several other subtopics in the field such as the oral and written transmission of ḥadīth, the euphony and cacophony of narrated words and sentences in ḥadīth, and the psycho-spiritual effects of ḥadīth.","PeriodicalId":292008,"journal":{"name":"KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114661553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}