Contextualization of Sufi Spirituality in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century China

The Role of Liu Zhi (c. 1662-c. 1730)

AvDavid Lee

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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A significant study of the writings of the Chinese Muslim scholar Liu Zhi and his innovative role in contextualising Islamic texts for a Chinese audience.Liu Zhi (c.1662-c.1730), a well-known Muslim scholar writing in Chinese, published outstanding theological works, short treatises, and short poems on Islam. While traditional Arabic and Persian Islamic texts used unfamiliar concepts to explain Islam, Liu Zhi translated both text and concepts into Chinese culture. In this erudite volume, David Lee examines how Liu Zhi integrated the basic religious living of the monotheistic Hui Muslims into their pluralistic Chinese culture. Liu Zhi discussed the Prophet Muhammad in Confucian terms, and his work served as a bridge between peoples. This book is an in-depth study of Liu Zhi's contextualization of Islam within Chinese scholarship that argues his merging of the two never deviated from the basic principles of Islamic belief.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-07-28
Mått:152 x 229 x 7 mm
Vikt:449 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:James Clarke
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780227176207

Utforska kategorier

Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

David Lee is Associate Professor of Theology at Evangel Seminary in Hong Kong. He has served as Senior Pastor in the Chinese Church of London.

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This is a brilliant study of the contextualization of Arabic and Persian Sufi Muslim writing for a Chinese audience by one of the most influential Chinese Muslim writers, Liu Zhi (c1662-c1730). David Lee has shown clearly how Liu Zhi translated key Sufi works using Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucianist concepts to encourage the reception of Islam as a fourth recognized tradition alongside the other three.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Figures and TablesForeword by Peter G. RiddellAcknowledgments1 Methodological Introduction2 The Historical, Philosophical, and Islamic Context in China3 An Examination of Liu Zhi's Writings4 Liu Zhi's Engagement with the Concept of the Unity of Existence of the Ibn 'Arabi Tradition5 Liu Zhi's Sufi Spirituality in Conversation with the Neo-Confucian Context in China6 Liu Zhi's Engagement with Islam and Neo-Confucian Culture in His Rules and Proprieties of Islam: An English Translation and Detailed Examination7 Model of Contextualization, Contemporary Relevance and Final ConclusionAppendix I: The Poem of the Five Sessions of the Moon in EnglishAppendix II: Translation of Selected Texts of the True Record of the Utmost Sage of IslamAppendix III: Personal Narrative of Tianfan Dianli: (Selected Essential Explanations of the Proprieties of Islam)Appendix IV: The Rules and Proprieties of IslamBibliographyIndex