verzoening (English: “reconciliation”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Concept the author questions — whether it makes sense to strive for ‘reconciliation’ in the ideal sense with the Acehnese.
Translation
reconciliation
Description
Concept the author questions — whether it makes sense to strive for ‘reconciliation’ in the ideal sense with the Acehnese. The author argues that a basis for cooperation exists in practical mutual benefit, even if ideal reconciliation is not attained.
Significance
The term verzoening 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. 100, 101.