Islam in China : a history of European and American scholarship /
This book explores the historical development of Chinese Islamic studies in the West in different periods, as first missionaries and then orientalists engaged with the region and sought to understand its Muslim populations. Each period is defined by its own sociological and ideological background, r...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Piscataway, New Jersey :
Gorgias Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | This book explores the historical development of Chinese Islamic studies in the West in different periods, as first missionaries and then orientalists engaged with the region and sought to understand its Muslim populations. Each period is defined by its own sociological and ideological background, reflecting the development of Sino-foreign relations the history of cultural exchanges and more. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 220 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-220). |
| ISBN: | 9781463243296 1463243294 |