Every course links to Books, Research, Presentations, Videos, and Infographics in the Digital Library.
Every course at KBA13 Academy connects to the Digital Library. This catalogue presents the Academy’s published books as its primary scholarly assets — each title paired with a premium overview and mapped to the School, Course, Module, and Section it supports. Research articles from the KBA13 journals will be added in the next phase.
Islam & Southeast Asian Studies
NUSANTARANOLOGY: The Imagination of Nationhood and the Science of the Archipelago
A foundational statement of Nusantaranology — the study of the Malay-Indonesian archipelago as a civilizational imagination rather than a mere geography. It reframes nationhood, cosmology, and the science of the archipelago as a distinct epistemic tradition.
The Veranda of Mecca: Faith, Peace, and the Remaking of Aceh after the Tsunami
An intimate study of Aceh’s remaking after the 2004 tsunami, tracing how faith, memory, and peace-building reconstituted a wounded society. A model of engaged, post-conflict ethnography.
Political Islam and the Indonesian Reformasi
A critical anatomy of political Islam during Indonesia’s Reformasi, mapping how religious movements negotiated democracy, identity, and state power in a transitional order.
Of Salt and Tamarind: Islam, Identity, and the Malay World
Essays on Islam, identity, and belonging across the Malay world, reading the region through the everyday textures — salt and tamarind — of lived Muslim culture.
The Malay Trilemma: Reimagining Pattani in the Islamic-Malay World
A reimagining of Pattani within the Islamic-Malay world, confronting the trilemma of history, identity, and future faced by a borderland Muslim society.
Dari Warkop ke Coffee Shop: Catatan Gen Z Tentang Hidup, Budaya, dan Pencarian Diri di Aceh
A Gen-Z ethnography of Aceh read through its coffee culture — from the traditional warkop to the modern coffee shop — as a lens on generational change, culture, and the search for self.
Trilema Melayu Pattani: Antara Sejarah, Identitas, dan Masa Depan
The Indonesian companion to the Pattani trilogy, situating the Malay-Pattani question between history, identity, and the future for a Nusantara readership.
Henry Corbin & Islamic Philosophy
THE MYSTICAL INTELLECT: Ibn ʿArabī, Al-Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya, and the Architecture of Islamic Epistemology
A comprehensive reconstruction of Ibn ʿArabī’s theory of knowledge from Al-Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya, revealing a sophisticated epistemology that unifies revelation, reason, imagination, and spiritual realization. The flagship title of the Sufi & Spiritual Civilization Series.
Henry Corbin and Ibn Sīnā: Epistemology, Hermeneutics, and Imaginal World
Reads Henry Corbin alongside Ibn Sīnā to recover a hermeneutics of the imaginal — where epistemology becomes a discipline of vision rather than mere representation.
Henry Corbin and Suhrawardi: Light, Vision, and the Reality of Being
On Corbin’s reading of Suhrawardī’s philosophy of illumination — light, vision, and the reality of being as the ground of an Oriental theosophy.
The Ontology of Tajalli: Henry Corbin and Ibn ‘Arabi on the Reality of Being
An ontology of tajallī (divine self-manifestation), pairing Corbin and Ibn ʿArabī on how being appears and how appearance itself is real.
Henry Corbin and Martin Heidegger: From Phenomenology to Angelology
A daring bridge from Heidegger’s phenomenology to Corbin’s angelology, tracing how the question of Being opens onto the imaginal and the angelic.
Henry Corbin, Charles Taylor, and al-Attas: Metaphysics and Islam Nusantara
Places Corbin, Charles Taylor, and al-Attas in conversation on metaphysics and Islam Nusantara — a trialogue on selfhood, the sacred, and modernity.
Henry Corbin and the Mundus Imaginalis: Figural Ontology, Vision, and Appearance
A focused study of Corbin’s mundus imaginalis — the figural ontology in which vision, image, and appearance constitute a real intermediate world.
Henry Corbin and the Ontology of the Imaginal World: Islamic Metaphysics Beyond Representation
Develops the ontology of the imaginal as an Islamic metaphysics beyond representation, recovering a mode of knowing that Western epistemology forgot.
Imaginal Islam: Henry Corbin and the Metaphysics of the Imaginal World
An accessible entry into ‘imaginal Islam’ — Corbin’s metaphysics of the imaginal world and its stakes for contemporary Muslim thought.
Henry Corbin and the Future of Illumination
A forward-looking essay on the future of illumination — how Corbin’s project can renew philosophy, spirituality, and the sciences of consciousness.
Philosophy & Metaphysics
The Philosophy of Ultimate Consciousness
A metaphysics of ultimate consciousness — an inquiry into awareness as the ground of reality, integrating Islamic, phenomenological, and contemplative sources.
The Planetary Mind
The Planetary Mind envisions a planetary-scale consciousness, connecting philosophy of mind with civilizational futures and the ecology of thought.
Moral Sources of Meaning: Charles Taylor and the Foundations of Ethical Life
On Charles Taylor’s moral sources — how meaning, identity, and the good are grounded in horizons of significance rather than procedural reason.
Southeast Asian Cosmologies: Subaltern Epistemology, Relational Worlds, and Decolonial Thought
Recovers Southeast Asian cosmologies as subaltern epistemologies — relational, decolonial worlds that challenge the universalism of Western thought.
The History of Humans in 2050: Consciousness, Intelligence, and the Infinite Civilization
A speculative history of humanity in 2050, weaving consciousness, intelligence, and the idea of an infinite civilization into a philosophy of the future.
Theoretical Foundations of Knowledge: Reclaiming the Sacred Unity of Science, Philosophy, and Civilization
Reclaims the sacred unity of science, philosophy, and civilization — a theoretical foundation for knowledge that resists fragmentation and disenchantment.
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas and the Future of Metaphysical Thought: Reclaiming the Unity of Knowledge in an Age of Confusion
On al-Attas and the future of metaphysical thought — reclaiming the unity of knowledge (ta’dīb) against the confusion of the modern epistemic order.
Charles Taylor dan Argumen Transendental: Kritik atas Rasionalitas Filsafat Modern
An Indonesian study of Charles Taylor’s transcendental arguments as a critique of modern philosophical rationality.
Charles Taylor and the Post-Secular Imagination: Moral Ontology, Resonance, and the Renewal of Meaning in the Secular Age
Reads Taylor’s post-secular imagination — moral ontology, resonance, and the renewal of meaning in a secular age.
Isaiah Berlin Studies
Intellectuals Under Tyranny: Isaiah Berlin on Culture and Fear
Berlin on culture and fear — how intellectuals endure and resist under tyranny, and why pluralism matters most when it is most endangered.
Isaiah Berlin and the Social Sciences: Anti-Scientism, Value Pluralism, and the Limits of Social Knowledge
Berlin’s anti-scientism and value pluralism as a critique of the ambitions and limits of the social sciences.
How Isaiah Berlin Read Philosophers: Reason, Freedom, and the Temptation of Moral Unity
How Berlin read other philosophers — a study in interpretive method, freedom, and the temptation of moral unity.
Isaiah Berlin: Jewishness, Pluralism, and the Moral World of Ideas
On Berlin’s Jewishness, pluralism, and the moral world of ideas — identity as a source of philosophical vision.
Isaiah Berlin and the Making of the History of Ideas: Reconstructing Minds, Methods, and the Modern Craft of Intellectual History
Reconstructs Berlin’s making of the history of ideas — the minds, methods, and craft that define modern intellectual history.
The Tyranny of Certainty: Isaiah Berlin, Vico, Herder, and Hamann in the Counter-Enlightenment
The Counter-Enlightenment through Berlin, Vico, Herder, and Hamann — a study of the tyranny of certainty and the defense of human plurality.
The Tragedy of Certainty: Isaiah Berlin, Karl Marx, and the Fight for the Human World
Berlin and Marx on the fight for the human world — the tragedy of certainty and the cost of monist utopias.
Isaiah Berlin and the Defense of the Human World: Freedom, Tragedy, and the Moral Foundations of Pluralism
Berlin’s defense of the human world — freedom, tragedy, and the moral foundations of pluralism as a lived philosophy.
Geopolitics & Intelligence
The Middle East Fault Lines: Iran, Gaza, the Gulf, and the Regional Order
Maps the fault lines of the contemporary Middle East — Iran, Gaza, the Gulf, and the shifting regional order — with an analyst’s eye for structural drivers.
The Shadow State: How the KGB, Mossad, and Intelligence Networks Shape Global Power
A study of the shadow state — how the KGB, Mossad, and global intelligence networks shape power beneath the surface of formal politics.
The Strategy of Shadows: Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Milton, and the Logic of Power
Reads Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Milton together to distill a timeless logic of power, strategy, and the art of the indirect.
The Synthetic Soul: Awakening Spiritual Intelligence in the Age of AI
On awakening spiritual intelligence in the age of AI — a meditation on soul, machine, and meaning at the frontier of technology.
Negara dalam Korporasi: Politik Kekuasaan di Tubuh BUMN Indonesia
An Indonesian analysis of power inside state-owned enterprises (BUMN) — where corporate governance and political power intertwine.
Intelligence as Statecraft: Singapore’s Strategic Transformation in the Indo-Pacific
Intelligence as statecraft — how Singapore engineered a strategic transformation in the Indo-Pacific through knowledge and foresight.
Dari Artificial Intelligence ke Virtual Ethnography
The second volume extends the AI-to-virtual-ethnography project with new cases at the intersection of data, culture, and method.
Strategi Investasi untuk Mahasiswa dan Pemula
A practical primer on investment strategy for students and beginners — financial literacy as a life skill.
Memotret Wajah Singapore Inc. di Indonesia: Jejak Kapital, Diplomasi, dan Ekonomi Intelijen Singapura di Indonesia Paska-Krisis 1998
Portrait of ‘Singapore Inc.’ in Indonesia — capital, diplomacy, and intelligence economics in the post-1998 order.
Monograf Demonstrasi Indonesia: Aktor Politik, Kampanye Media, Kepentingan Asing, dan Dampak Geopolitik Jangka Panjang
A monograph on Indonesian demonstrations — political actors, media campaigns, foreign interests, and long-run geopolitical impact.
Ketika Gagasan Menjadi Senjata: Esai-Esai Tentang Geopolitik, Intelijen dan Keamanan Nasional
Essays on how ideas become weapons — geopolitics, intelligence, and national security in a contested information age.
Dari Artificial Intelligence ke Virtual Ethnography (Vol. 2)
The second volume extends the AI-to-virtual-ethnography project with new cases at the intersection of data, culture, and method.
AI, Digital & Future Civilization
The Digital Civilization: Techno-Religion and the Crisis of Authentic Selfhood
The Digital Civilization examines techno-religion and the crisis of authentic selfhood — how digital life reshapes belief, identity, and the sacred.
Youth, Growth & Wellbeing
COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE: The Essential Life Skills Every International Student Needs to Thrive Abroad
A complete field guide to independent living for international students — the essential life skills, from money and health to resilience, needed to thrive abroad.
BEYOND BORDERS: How to Build a Global Network Before You Graduate
A practical, honest playbook for building a meaningful global network before graduation — networking as character, not transaction.
The 2025 Generation: Growing Up Inside the Future
A portrait of the generation growing up inside the future — coming of age amid AI, acceleration, and uncertainty.
Between Fear and Curiosity: A Seventeen-Year-Old’s Notes on Growing Up
A seventeen-year-old’s honest notes on growing up — the tension between fear and curiosity as the engine of maturity.
Life Didn’t Explain This: Strange but Real Truths You Only Understand When You Start Growing Up
Strange-but-real truths you only understand when you start growing up — a candid companion for the threshold of adulthood.
Stay Sane, Stay Productive: Why Real Productivity for Young People Is Not About Being Busy
Redefines productivity for young people — not busyness but sustainable, humane effort that protects the mind.
The Silent War in Your Mind: How Overthinking Hijacks Your Life — and the Science of Taking Back Control
The science of overthinking — how the silent war in the mind hijacks life, and how to take back control.
Rumah Tanpa Alamat: Catatan Gen Z tentang Pulang, Kehilangan, dan Diri yang Sedang Mencari Tempat Berarti
Gen-Z reflections on returning, loss, and a self searching for a place that matters.
Sesudah Hening: Renungan Gen Z Tentang Waktu, Kepergian, dan Diri yang Terus Bertumbuh
Meditations on time, departure, and a self that keeps growing — quiet wisdom for a restless generation.
Catatan Sunyi Seorang Remaja: Renungan Seorang Remaja Tentang Kehilangan, Harapan, dan Pertumbuhan
A teenager’s quiet notes on loss, hope, and growth — a gentle companion through adolescence.
Civilization & Ideas
The Future of the World: Humanity in the Planetary Civilization
A vision of humanity within a planetary civilization — the future of the world reimagined as a shared civilizational project.
Guidance of the Intelligent Toward the Path of the Friends of God
Guidance of the intelligent toward the path of the friends of God — a work of Sufi ethics and spiritual wayfaring (sulūk).
Waḥdat al-Wujūd: A Treatise on Self-Reformation
A treatise on waḥdat al-wujūd as self-reformation — the unity of being turned inward toward the purification of the self.
The Recognition of Nations: Thymos, Dignity, and the End of History Reconsidered
Revisits thymos, dignity, and the ‘end of history’ — a reconsideration of recognition as the engine of political life.