Introduction to Hui ethnic diversity in China. As yet very little academic research has been done into the Hui people, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group in China. With particular attention to the Yunnan district community, this collection of contributions skilfully presents a wealth of information on Hui Muslims and introduces readers to the issues of Hui ethnic diversity in China. Reviewing the many aspects of the religious, educational and cultural life of Hui Muslims in China, the authors provide an ethnography in which becomes clear how traditional institutions and everyday life are adapted to local customs with respect to the Islamic identity. At the same time, the relationship between the China Republic and the Hui, an official minority of China, is discussed thoroughly.

This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

Contributors: Lesley R. Turnbull (New York University), Liang Zhang (Yunnan University), Ross Holder (Trinity College Dublin), Aaron Glasserman (Columbia University), Frauke Drewes (University of Munster), Chuang Ma (Yunnan Open University), Yu Feng (Yunnan University), Suchart Setthamalinee (Puyap University)

About the Author
Gui Rong is researcher at and Deputy Director of Yunnan University Museum of Anthropology. Hacer Zekiye Goenul is PhD candidate of the Sociology Department at Peking University. Zhang Xiaoyan is a research associate at the Yunnan University Museum of Anthropology.


Book Information
ISBN 9789462700666
Author Gui Rong
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Leuven University Press
Publisher Leuven University Press