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 memory into the wider conversations of Islamic civilization, Malay-Nusantara studies, Southeast Asian history, Sufism, language, and contemporary social transformation.
Acehnology as an Intellectual Journey: Aceh, Islam, Southeast Asia, and the Malay World
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