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Islam and China are topics of relevance and contention in today's economic, political and religious climate. In this work, Tiffany Cone makes an important contribution to these contemporary discourses through an ethnographic case study of Islamic leadership and the cultivation of charismatic power by Sufi disciples at a shrine site in Northwest China. Though this volume focuses on a specific religious community, it carries valuable insights into religious unity, syncretism and religious legitimacy, materialism and religious integrity, and the stability of religious institutions in light of rapid economic growth. Cultivating Charismatic Power speaks to global concerns about the rise of a militant Islam and an increasingly aggressive Chinese State. As such, it will appeal to scholars and practitioners across a range of fields including anthropology, philosophy, religious studies, Islamic Studies, and Chinese Studies.
List of contents
1. 'Islamic Leadership in and Outside of China'.- 2. 'Charisma and the Exemplary Saint: Narrative and Names'.- 3. Charisma and the Disciplined Body.- 4. Charisma and Emulation: Daily Disciplines of Students and Religious Adherents.- 5. Charisma and Ritual: Social Distance and Proximity.- 6. Charisma and Religious Capital: Mobility and Education.- 7. Contentious Charisma.
About the author
Tiffany Cone, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Humanities at the Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh. She has published in
The China Journal and
The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology.
Summary
Islam and China are topics of relevance and contention in today’s economic, political and religious climate. In this work, Tiffany Cone makes an important contribution to these contemporary discourses through an ethnographic case study of Islamic leadership and the cultivation of charismatic power by Sufi disciples at a shrine site in Northwest China. Though this volume focuses on a specific religious community, it carries valuable insights into religious unity, syncretism and religious legitimacy, materialism and religious integrity, and the stability of religious institutions in light of rapid economic growth. Cultivating Charismatic Power speaks to global concerns about the rise of a militant Islam and an increasingly aggressive Chinese State. As such, it will appeal to scholars and practitioners across a range of fields including anthropology, philosophy, religious studies, Islamic Studies, and Chinese Studies.
