Islamic-Confucian Synthesis in China

This volume examines the history of Islam in China since its arrival during the Tang dynasty. The contributors look at how Chinese Muslims created a philosophical worldview that is described and analyzed here as the "Islamic-Confucian synthesis."

List of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Sinicization of Islam and "Interpreting the Scripture Through Confucianism"
Chapter 3. Han Kitab Of Muslims in Ming Dynasty and Confucianism
Chapter 4. Dialogue Between Islam and Confucianism: A Study of Chinese Islamic Philosophy in The Ming and Qing Dynasties
Chapter 5. The Cycle of Great Transformation: An Initial Survey of The Philosophy of Early Qing Dynasty Chinese Muslim Thinker Liu Zhi
Chapter 6. Islamic-Confucian Synthesis in the Light of Zhenjing Zhaowei

About the author

Edited by Zongping Sha and Shuchen Xiang - Translated by Stephen Nashef; Chongning Zhang and Tianyi Zhang - Foreword by Sachiko Murata - Contributions by Cheuk Yin Lee; Yihong Liu; Mingliang Ma and Guiping Yang

Summary

This volume examines the history of Islam in China since its arrival during the Tang dynasty. The contributors look at how Chinese Muslims created a philosophical worldview that is described and analyzed here as the “Islamic–Confucian synthesis.”

Product details

• Authors: Zongping Xiang Sha
• Assisted by: Zongping Sha (Editor), Xiang Shuchen Xiang (Editor), Shuchen Xiang (Editor), Sha Zongping Sha (Editor), Murata Sachiko (Foreword), Stephen Nashef (Translation), Chongning Zhang (Translation), Tianyi Zhang (Translation)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2023
• EAN: 9781666913361
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-336-1
• No. of pages: 136
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, Asian History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies