The Muslim Revival in 19th Century China

For the Muslims in China, communal survival in a Chinese environment had been of paramount importance throughout their history. Up to the advent of the Ch'ing Dynasty (16441911), Chinese Muslims had attempted to abide by a low-profile image, they avoided friction with the Chinese, and they refrained from any overt missionary work which would have exposed and indicted them as heterodox. (2) Their existence in China was not easy but it was not untenable. As long as they could live as Muslims, in their communities, they were prepared to incur inconveniences, smooth over difficulties, and conform, at least outwardly, to the requirements of the Chinese host culture

Ancient history · Archaeology · China · Asian Studies and History · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Philosophy · Religious studies

• The Studies of Islamic Areas by European and American Academic Society — Centered on Mainland (50 Years After the Founding of New China)

  Open Access•Alimu Tuoehti•History Research•2021

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