kafirhaat (English: “hatred of infidels”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Acehnese hatred of the infidel (i.e., the Dutch), said to be deep-rooted; much written about by experts, especially Snouck Hurgronje.

Translation

hatred of infidels

Description

Acehnese hatred of the infidel (i.e., the Dutch), said to be deep-rooted; much written about by experts, especially Snouck Hurgronje.

Significance

The term kafirhaat is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.

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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. 99.