China and Islam the prophet, the party, and law
China and Islam examines the intersection of two critical issues of the contemporary world: Islamic revival and an assertive China, questioning the assumption that Islamic law is incompatible with state law. It finds that both Hui and the Party-State invoke, interpret, and make arguments based on Is...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, N.Y
Cambridge University Press
2016
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in law and society.
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| Summary: | China and Islam examines the intersection of two critical issues of the contemporary world: Islamic revival and an assertive China, questioning the assumption that Islamic law is incompatible with state law. It finds that both Hui and the Party-State invoke, interpret, and make arguments based on Islamic law, a minjian (unofficial) law in China, to pursue their respective visions of 'the good'. Based on fieldwork in Linxia, 'China's Little Mecca', this study follows Hui clerics, youthful translators on the 'New Silk Road', female educators who reform traditional madrasas, and Party cadres as they reconcile Islamic and socialist laws in the course of the everyday. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 447 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107053373 (hardback) 1107053374 (hardback) |