| ID | 131782 |
| Title Proper | Shifts in Sino-Islamic discourse |
| Other Title Information | modelling religious authority through language and travel |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Petersen, Kristian |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | During the nineteenth century, many Sino-Muslim scholars were seeking a more robust relationship with their Arab co-religionists. The efforts of Ma Dexin ??? (1794-1874) exemplify this shift to strengthen ties with the Muslim community outside China and situate Sino-Islamic scholarship in widespread Islamic discourses. Ma's writings provided Sino-Muslims with discursive and pragmatic tools for engaging a global Muslim community. For Ma, Muslim cooperation was negotiated through the means of religious education, which was enabled through travel and language. In this paper, I demonstrate how Ma Dexin modelled the importance of global connections of inter-Asian networks of religious learning by exemplifying the value of Middle Eastern travel and fluency in Arabic. I employ Ma's Chinese and Arabic written works in relation to those of Wang Daiyu ??? (circa 1590-1658) and Liu Zhi ?? (circa 1670-1724) to illustrate how he differed significantly from previous Sino-Muslim authors with regard to the use of Arabic within the Sino-Islamic intellectual tradition and in his emphatic urgings to perform the hajj pilgrimage. Finally, I briefly show how his divergent position was embraced, as exhibited through the efforts of one of his intellectual inheritors, Ma Lianyuan ??? (1841-1903). |
| `In' analytical Note | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 48, No.2; Mar 2014: p.340-369 |
| Journal Source | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 48, No.2; Mar 2014: p.340-369 |
| Key Words | Sino - Muslim Scholars ; Muslim Community ; China ; Sino - Islamic Scholarship ; Religious Education ; Modelling Religious |