Hui Muslims in China (Current Issues in Islam, 4) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9462700664 ISBN 13: 9789462700666

Publisher: Leuven University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Introduction to Hui ethnic diversity in China. As yet very little academic research has been done into the Hui people, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in China. With particular attention to the Yunnan district community, this collection of contributions skilfully presents a wealth of information on Hui Muslims and introduces readers to the issues of Hui ethnic diversity in China. Reviewing the many aspects of the religious, educational and cultural life of Hui Muslims in China, the authors provide an ethnography in which becomes clear how traditional institutions and everyday life are adapted to local customs with respect to the Islamic identity. At the same time, the relationship between the China Republic and the Hui, an official minority of China, is discussed thoroughly.

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Contributors: Lesley R. Turnbull (New York University), Liang Zhang (Yunnan University), Ross Holder (Trinity College Dublin), Aaron Glasserman (Columbia University), Frauke Drewes (University of Münster), Chuang Ma (Yunnan Open University), Yu Feng (Yunnan University), Suchart Setthamalinee (Puyap University)

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About the Authors

Gui Rong is researcher at and Deputy Director of Yunnan University Museum of Anthropology.

Hacer Zekiye Gönül is PhD candidate of the Sociology Department at Peking University.

Zhang Xiaoyan is a research associate at the Yunnan University Museum of Anthropology.

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Introduction to Hui ethnic diversity in China. As yet very little academic research has been done into the Hui people, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in China. With particular attention to the Yunnan district community, this collection of contributions skilfully presents a wealth of information on Hui Muslims and introduces readers to the issues of Hui ethnic diversity in China. Reviewing the many aspects of the religious, educational and cultural life of Hui Muslims in China, the authors provide an ethnography in which becomes clear how traditional institutions and everyday life are adapted to local customs with respect to the Islamic identity. At the same time, the relationship between the China Republic and the Hui, an official minority of China, is discussed thoroughly. Contributors: Lesley R. Turnbull (New York University), Liang Zhang (Yunnan University), Ross Holder (Trinity College Dublin), Aaron Glasserman (Columbia University), Frauke Drewes (University of Münster), Chuang Ma (Yunnan Open University), Yu Feng (Yunnan University), Suchart Setthamalinee (Puyap University)

Edition details

• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9462700664
• ISBN 13: 9789462700666
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 391
• Editor: Rong Gui, Gönül Hacer Zekiye, Xiaoyan Zhang