Muslim Sanzijing shifts and continuities in the definition of Islam in China

Through a comprehensive study that includes a rigorous analysis of popular Chinese Islamic primers belonging to the Sanzijing tradition, Tontini offers fresh insights on the little known intellectual and legal history of Islam on Chinese soil to convincingly demonstrate its evolving quality in respo...

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Main Author: Tontini, Roberta (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden Brill [2016]
Series:China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) v. 34
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Tianfang Dianli: Norms and Rites of Islam in Imperial China
  • Tianfang Sanzijing : a Regional(ist) Theory in Islamic Law
  • Islamic Law in the Aftermath of the Anti-Qing Rebellions
  • Rethinking Liu Zhi's Legacy in Postimperial China
  • Islam's Filiative Transmission to Modernity
  • Conclusion: The Great Learning of Islam in China