Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society: Multidisciplinary Approaches

Author : Marie-Paule Hille

Hardback

Published : Thursday 12 November 2015

ISBN : 9780739175293

Price : €87.75

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by Marie-Paule Hille

Hardback

12 Nov 2015

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This book examines the role of Muslims in Amdo society. The contributors challenge established stereotypes of Tibetan-Muslim relations and explore historical, socio-economic, political, religious, and linguistic aspects of Tibetan, Muslim, and Chinese interactions in this borderland region.

Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches offers nine case studies from several academic disciplines. The chapters describe the ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity within the Muslim communities of Amdo and illustrate complex social interactions with other Amdo communities. While relations between Han Chinese and Tibetans, and between Han Chinese and Muslims in Qinghai and Gansu, have already attracted scholarly attention, this volume has a special focus on Tibetan-Muslim interactions. These are rarely discussed and if so, then mostly in the contexts of trade relations and conflicts. This volume challenges some established stereotypes of Tibetan-Muslim relations and also highlights new facets of cross-cultural contacts and religious and linguistic influences.

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