Transition Shock as Tool of Integration

Applying Berry’s Model of Acculturation on Sino-Muslims

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ID21781540
AuthorsAyesha Qurrat Ul Ain (0000-0002-8657-8473, International Islamic University, Islamabad, corresponding author), Ayesha Qurrat ul Ain Ayesha Qurrat ul Ain
Year2020
Volume86
IssueSummer
Pages71-89
Publication date2020-11-28
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCentral Asia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1729-9802 • E-ISSN: 2706-8102
PublisherArea Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.54418/ca-86.72
OpenAlexW3167642952
LanguageEN
References cited16

This paper aims to apply the recent approaches of intercultural interactions between minority-majority groups upon the historical acculturative phases of Sino-Muslims. Muslims in China departed their ghettos during Yuan/Mongol reign (1279-1368A.D) and got acquainted with Chinese culture at larger scale hence we contend that it was the period of ‘transition shock’ for them, to apply Alder’s phrase; as they were not only familiarized with the Chinese society but also revisited their new identity amidst a new people thus underwent a process of change revising their ‘self-understanding’. This cultural shock later propelled them to ‘integration’ during Ming (1368-1644A.D) thus served as a tool of their integration in China. Taking the Berry’s model of acculturation, we suggest the early Mongol’s was a period of ‘contact’ between the two cultures i.e. Islam and China whereas late Mongol and early Ming was characterized with ‘conflict’ and finally Ming age was the period of ‘adaptation’

Acculturation · Aesthetics · Ancient history · China · Ethnic group · Political science · Politics · Reign · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy

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