Orang Kerinci atau dalam bahasa lokal disebut sebagai Uhang Kincai atau Uhang Kinci adalah mereka yang secara geografis menghuni wilayah Kerinci. Akan tetapi, batasan geografis Kerinci di masa lalu tentulah tidak sama dengan batasan administratif saat ini. Sumber-sumber tradisi lisan menyebutkan bahwa cakupan geografis Kerinci di masa Kesultanan Jambi terdiri dari dua bagian. Pertama disebut s…
Throughout history, the study of sacred texts has focused almost exclusively on the content and meaning of these writings. Such a focus obscures the fact that sacred texts are always embodied in particular material forms—from ancient scrolls to contemporary electronic devices. Using the digital turn as a starting point, this volume highlights material dimensions of the sacred texts of Judaism…
Islamic Ethics and the Trusteeship Paradigm explores the emerging ethical theory examines the development of this modern Islamic theory of the trusteeship paradigm as developed by the Moroccan philosopher Taha Abderrahmane (b. 1944). The volume, with contributions in English and Arabic, examines the development of this modern Islamic theory of ethics and how it permeates various disciplines: ph…