Djimats (amulets) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Amulets given by revered oelamas (e.g.
Description
Amulets given by revered oelamas (e.g. Teungkoe di Tjot Plieëng), bearing their seal; found on many fallen Acehnese.
Significance
The term Djimats (amulets) is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 371.