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According to French missionary archives, in 1782, the sultan of Kedah permitted two French missionaries fleeing Siamese persecution to use a Malay house as a chapel. This foundational exchange between a Muslim ruler and Christian refugees symbolizes the synergies between nineteenth- and twenty-first-century religious harmony and diplomacy in Malaysia. The traditional Malay house and its architectural features serve as metaphors for the horizonality of accord and diplomacy. Through archival sources from the Société des Missions étrangères de Paris, I analyze nineteenth-century encounters between French missionaries and Malay rulers, highlighting their socio-cultural spatial synergy. This interplay, rooted in openness, adaptability, and bridging faith with the local context, echoes the first royal accord granted to missionaries. I further draw parallels to contemporary Malay royal decrees, arguing that such intercultural dialogics help dismantle modern religious contention, particularly in Muslim-Christian relations within Malaysia.

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Malay Rulers, French Catholic Missionaries, and the Horizonality of Religious Accord and Diplomacy Across the Centuries

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    2025年

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  • Shanthini Pillai

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According to French missionary archives, in 1782, the sultan of Kedah permitted two French missionaries fleeing Siamese persecution to use a Malay house as a chapel. This foundational exchange between a Muslim ruler and Christian refugees symbolizes the synergies between nineteenth- and twenty-first-century religious harmony and diplomacy in Malaysia. The traditional Malay house and its architectural features serve as metaphors for the horizonality of accord and diplomacy. Through archival sources from the Société des Missions étrangères de Paris, I analyze nineteenth-century encounters between French missionaries and Malay rulers, highlighting their socio-cultural spatial synergy. This interplay, rooted in openness, adaptability, and bridging faith with the local context, echoes the first royal accord granted to missionaries. I further draw parallels to contemporary Malay royal decrees, arguing that such intercultural dialogics help dismantle modern religious contention, particularly in Muslim-Christian relations within Malaysia.