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Chinese philosophy
Chinese religion
comparative philosophy
Confucianism
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Islam
Islamic philosophy
Muslim
World philosophy
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- ISBN 9781666913361
- Weight: 372g
- Dimensions: 160 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 25 Apr 2023
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The presence and history of Islam in China is not well-known. Since its arrival into China during the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE), Islam and its traditions have become an inextricable part of the fabric of the Chinese tradition. By the time of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 CE), Chinese Islam had evolved its own indigenous identity and, by the seventeenth century, specifically Chinese formulations of Islamic teachings began to emerge. This edited volume presents the most authoritative contemporary scholarship on the topic of the Islam-Confucian synthesis in China. It introduces to an international audience the hybridization of traditions throughout the millennia of Chinese history. The experience of the Islamic-Confucian synthesis is a historical example of cross-cultural thinking and mutual borrowing. It testifies to the fact that there is no incommensurability between cultures that cannot ultimately be accommodated. In this accommodation is the potential for mutual and creative growth, novelty, cultural renaissance, and the flourishing of the human spirit.
Shuchen Xiang is assistant professor at the Institute of Foreign Philosophy and Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Peking University.
Zongping Sha is associate professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Peking University.
