Islam in China : : A History of European and American Scholarship / / Tuoheti Alimu.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2021 Part 2
• VerfasserIn: Alimu, Tuoheti ,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; TABLE OF CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; PART ONE. BEFORE THE 20TH CENTURY --; PART TWO. THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY --; PART THREE. 50 YEARS AFTER THE FOUNDING OF NEW CHINA --; PART FOUR. THE 21ST CENTURY --; SUMMARY. HISTORICAL STUDIES OF CHINESE ISLAM IN WESTERN ACADEMIC CIRCLES --; APPENDIX. THE HISTORY OF CHINESE ISLAMIC STUDIES IN JAPAN --; BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463242961; 9783110743357; 9783110754001; 9783110753776; 9783110754087; 9783110753851; 9783110743302
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463242961
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Tuoheti Alimu.

China’s Muslims, divided into Uyghurs, Kazaks of the Turkic language family, and Hui of the Chinese language family, straddle Chinese culture and Islamic culture. The study of Chinese Islam and Muslims in the West has become an increasingly rich field for study, though there is little understanding of the history and scope of the existing research. Furthermore, the field remains relatively marginal when compared with Chinese studies or Islamic studies. This book explores the historical development of Chinese Islamic studies in the West in different periods, as first missionaries and then orientalists engaged with the region and sought to understand its Muslim populations. Each period is defined by its own sociological and ideological background, reflecting the development of Sino-foreign relations, the history of cultural exchanges, and more. An Appendix summarizes the parallel history of research in Japan.