西方 “海盗” 概念与马来群岛的海上劫掠 Definition of "Pirate" and Maritime Raiding in the Malay Archipelago

Abstract

“海盗”一词源自千古希腊罗马时期，随着时代的不同，海盗的定义也有所不同。在马来群岛的词汇当中，没有“海盗”一词。随着欧洲国家来到马来群岛进行殖民活动后，将一切这个区域的海上劫掠活动视为“海盗行为＂，甚至以此为借口扩张其势力范围和领土。随看历史的演变，现代学者开始检讨这种“欧洲中心论”的殖民主义思想，反驳了马来群岛的海上劫掠活动为“海盗行为＂的观点。

The term "pirate" originated from ancient Greek and Roman languages, and the definition of "pirate" varied over different periods. Moreover, there is no specific term for "pirate" that can be found in the Malay Archipelago lexicon. As the European peoples arrived at the Malay Archipelago to begin their colonial activities, all maritime raiding in this region was regarded as "piracy". Using this excuse, the colonizers expanded their sphere of influence and territory. However, modem scholars have begun to re-examine this "Eurocentric" view, refuting the Malay Archipelago maritime raiding as "piracy".