Title Rectifying God's name : Liu Zhi's Confucian translation of monotheism and Islamic law / James D. Frankel

Published Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2011] ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations, map Series Book collections on Project MUSE Contents The world of Liu Zhi -- Chinese Muslim tradition and Liu Zhi's legacy -- Liu Zhi's concepts and terminology -- Ritual as an expression of Chinese-Islamic simultaneity -- The spirit of ritual and the letter of the law -- Allah's Chinese name Summary Islam first arrived in China more than 1,200 years ago, but for more than a millennium it was perceived as a foreign presence. The restoration of native Chinese rule by the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), after nearly a century of Mongol domination, helped transform Chinese intellectual discourse on ideological, social, political, religious, and ethnic identity. This led to the creation of a burgeoning network of Sinicized Muslim scholars who wrote about Islam in classical Chinese and developed a body of literature known as the Han Kitab. Rectifying God's Name examines the life and work of one of the most important of the Qing Chinese Muslim literati, Liu Zhi (ca. 1660-ca. 1730), and places his writings in their historical, cultural, social, and religio-philosophical context. His Tianfang danli (Ritual law of Islam) represents the most systematic and sophisticated attempt within the Han Kitab corpus to harmonize Islam with Chinese thought. The volume begins by situating Liu Zhi in the historical development of the Chinese Muslim intellectual tradition, examining his sources and influences as well as his legacy. Delving into the contents of Liu Zhi's work, it focuses on his use of specific Chinese terms and concepts, their origins and meanings in Chinese thought, and their correspondence to Islamic principles. A close examination of the Tianfang dianli reveals Liu Zhi's specific usage of the concept of Ritual as a common foundation of both Confucian morality and social order and Islamic piety. The challenge of expressing such concepts in a context devoid of any clear monotheistic principle tested the limits of his scholarship and linguistic finesse. Liu Zhi's theological discussion in the Tianfang dianli engages not only the ancient Confucian tradition, but also Daoism, Buddhism, and even non-Chinese traditions. His methodology reveals an erudite and cosmopolitan scholar who synthesized diverse influences, from Sufism to Neo-Confucianism, and possibly even Jesuit and Jewish sources, into a body of work that was both steeped in tradition and, yet, exceedingly original, epitomizing the phenomenon of Chinese Muslim simultaneity. A compelling and multidimensional study, Rectifying God's Name will be eagerly welcomed by interested readers of Chinese and Islamic religious and social history, as well as students and scholars of comparative religion Notes "Published with the support of the School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawaiʻi." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL In English Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 22, 2013) digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Liu, Jielian, active 1670-1724 -- Influence Liu, Jielian, active 1670-1724. Tian fang dian li ze yao jie. SUBJECT Liu, Jielian, active 1670-1724 fast Liu, Zhi 1662-1730 gnd Liu, Jielian, active 1670-1724 -- Influence. nli Liu, Jielian, active 1670-1724. Tian fang dian li ze yao jie. nli China Zusammenstellung gnd Subject Islam -- China -- History Islam -- China -- Rituals Muslims -- China -- Intellectual life -- 18th century RELIGION -- Islam -- General. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Islam Islam -- Rituals Muslims -- Intellectual life Konfuzianismus Islam Monotheismus Islam -- China -- History. Islam -- China -- Rituals. Muslims -- China -- Intellectual life -- 18th century. China Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2010028966 ISBN 9780824861032 0824861035 0824871731 9780824871734

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