The History of Simon Kimbangu, Prophet, by the Writers Nfinangani and Nzungu, 1921: An Introduction and Annotated Translation

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Pemberton
Keyword(s):  
History Of ◽  
Annotated Translation

P. M. HOLT, The Sudan of the Three Niles: The Funj Chronicle, 910–1288/1504–1871, Islamic History and Civilization: Studies and Texts (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1999). Pp. 228. $71.00 cloth.

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-290
Author(s):  
Heather J. Sharkey
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
Blue Nile ◽  
Islamic History ◽  
Late 18Th Century ◽  
Biographical Dictionary ◽  
History Of ◽  
Islamic Identity ◽  
Annotated Translation

P. M. Holt's The Sudan of the Three Niles is an annotated translation of the Funj Chronicle, a history of the Funj sultanate (1504–1821) based at Sennar, along the Blue Nile, and of the Turco-Egyptian regime that succeeded it at Khartoum. Along with the Tabaqat of Wad Dayf Allah (a biographical dictionary of Sudanese Muslim holy men compiled in the late 18th century), the Funj Chronicle is the most important Arabic source on the northern riverain Sudan in the Funj era, a period in which Islam was spreading widely and the region was developing its pronounced Arab–Islamic identity.

Translation and Study of the “Tendon Transformation Classic” (Yi Jin Jing)

2021 ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Vladimir Malyavin
Keyword(s):  
Salient Feature ◽  
Somatic Psychology ◽  
Organic Unity ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
Yi Jin Jing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Spiritual Self ◽  
Complete Translation ◽  
Annotated Translation ◽  
Original Concept

The article includes the first complete and annotated translation of the “Tendon Transformation Classic”, the fundamental treatise in the tradition of spiritual-somatic practice specific for China. Both by its language and contents, the Yi Jin Jing which connects medicine, spiritual self-cultivation and martial art occupies a unique place in the history of Chinese civilization, hence its interpretation encounters some special difficulties. Until now complete translation and systematic study of this scripture has not appeared in Western literature. The author analyzes the historical and cultural background of this unusual text and various legends related to it. Translation is accompanied by textual notes. The most salient feature of the “Tendon Transformation Classic” is the idea of the natural and hence innate unity of spiritual and physical dimensions of human individual. Interestingly, the proofs for this thesis were ascribed to the legendary founder of the Chan school in Chinese Buddhism Bodhidharma (in Chinese Damo). The main link between psychic and biological plans of human existence according to the authors of the Yi Jin Jing is fascia (mo). A special attention is paid to the meaning of this original concept in Chinese medicine and somatic psychology as well as its relation to the idea of nurturing “life energy” (qi) and organic unity of “inner” and “outer” strength etc. The article reveals this scripture’s importance for the evolution of the bio-spiritual practice in China and contradictions inherent in it.

Held's History of Sumbawa. An Annotated Translation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Hägerdal
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
Eastern Indonesia ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
Annotated Translation ◽  
Dutch Colonialism

Sumbawa is a medium-sized island in eastern Indonesia which has a particularly interesting past. In the premodern era it lay on the trade routes that connected the north coasts of the islands of Melaka and Java with the spice-producing areas in Maluku, while Sumbawa itself exported horses, sappan wood, and rice. Its recorded history covers periods of Hindu-Javanese influence, the Southeast Asian Age of Commerce, early Islamisation, and Dutch colonialism. Dutch Indologist Gerrit Jan Held wrote this book in 1955 but died before it could be published; this volume represents its first translation into English, and includes extensive footnotes that set it in context of current research.

Stratégie Pour la Corée

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 711-737
Author(s):  
Samuel Guex ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
East Asia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Open Door ◽  
Open Door Policy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Western Nations ◽  
Annotated Translation

Abstract The following pages provide an annotated translation in French of “Chaoxian celue” (Strategy for Korea), an influential document in the history of modern East Asia. The author, Huang Zunxian (1848–1905), was the counselor of the first Chinese minister assigned to Japan in 1877, He Ruzhang (1838–1891). Their contacts with Japanese and Western diplomats brought both men to the conclusion that China should encourage Korea to conclude treaties with Western nations. In 1880, Huang Zunxian developed their views in a booklet “Chaoxian celue,” in which he urged Korea to “keep close to China, strengthen ties with Japan, and ally with the United States.” He presented it to Kim Hong-jip (1842–1896), head of a Korean diplomatic mission to Japan, who submitted it to King Gojong upon his return to Korea. Huang’s treatise made a strong impression on King Gojong and was instrumental in steering Korea toward an open-door policy.

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