The Trilogy of the Academic History of Islamic Studies in China

Alimu Tuoheti

doi:10.11648/j.ijp.20210902.12

Abstract

The field of academic history of the study of Islam and Muslims in China consists of Anglo-American, that is, English literature; Japanese literature, European literature, mostly French, Russian, and German; and Chinese literature, divided by geographical and linguistic boundaries, in which Author has published own works in English, Chinese and Japanese (History of Islamic Studies in Japan―Volume on China, Islam in China: A History of European and American Scholarship, History of Islamic Studies in China.) The author calls these three books the trilogy of the academic history of Islamic Studies in China. In this Trilogy, Author explores the development of different regions and countries academic history of Chinese Islamic studies, which has gone through a bumpy and tortuous historical process. Each stage has its own unique characteristics in terms of social ideological background, ways of representation and research findings. This paper sheds light on the understanding of the development process of academic research and the characteristics of various periods of the field of academic history of the study of Islam and Muslims in China. It also provides some reference for the history of the development of Sino-foreign relations, the history of cultural exchanges, and other related topics. Especially the international trend shows the importance of this research field.

Highlights

The study of Chinese Islam and Muslim in the World has become more and more prosperous there is little understanding of these works in the World research community
The field of academic history of the study of Islam and Muslims in China consists of Anglo-American, that is, English literature; Japanese literature, European literature, mostly French, Russian, and German; and Chinese literature, divided by geographical and linguistic boundaries, the studies of Chinese Islam by worldwide academic society are consisted of two schools, “western” and “Japanese”
Author explore the development of academic history of Chinese Islamic studies, which has gone through a bumpy and tortuous historical process

Summary

Introduction

The study of Chinese Islam and Muslim in the World has become more and more prosperous there is little understanding of these works in the World research community. The field of academic history of the study of Islam and Muslims in China consists of Anglo-American, that is, English literature; Japanese literature, European literature, mostly French, Russian, and German; and Chinese literature, divided by geographical and linguistic boundaries, the studies of Chinese Islam by worldwide academic society are consisted of two schools, “western” and “Japanese”. It includes China’s research on Chinese Islam and Muslim. History of Islamic Studies in China The author called the three books: “The Trilogy of the Academic History of Islamic Studies in China”, it is introduced in this article

History of Islamic Studies in Japan―Volume on China

Islam in China: A History of European and American Scholarship

The Studies of World and Chinese Islam by Chinese Academic Society

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