Sejarah Banten ("History of Banten") is a Javanese chronicle
containing stories of conversion to Islam in Indonesia. The manuscripts
of the chronicle date from the late nineteenth century, although two
are known to be copies written from the originals in the 1730s and
1740s.
Due to the scarcity and limitations of primary historical records, Sejarah Banten, is one of a number of accounts of Indonesian legends that scholars use to help illuminate aspects of the spread of Islam in Indonesia, the dominant religion in the Indonesian archipelago since the sixteenth century. Similar to the Babad Tanah Jawi ("History of the Land of Java"), Sejarah Banten,
there are magical events, however, conversions are not specifically
described nor is there emphasis on formal and tangible conversion
rituals such as The Confession of Faith and circumcision.
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