| Ethnographies of Islam in China In the late 1970s Islam regained its force by generating novel forms of piety and forging new paths in politics throughout the world, including China. The Islamic revival in China, which came to fruition in the 2000s and the 2010s, prompted increases in government suppression but also intriguing resonances with the broader Muslim world--from influential theoretical and political contestations over Muslim women's status, the popularization of mass media and the appearance of new patterns of consumption, to increases in transnational Muslim migration. Although China does not belong to the "Islamic world" as it is conventionally understood, China's Muslims have strengthened and expanded their global connections and impact. Such significant shifts in Chinese Muslim life have received scant scholarly attention until now. With contributions from a wide variety of scholars--all sharing a commitment to the value of the ethnographic approach--this volume provides the first comprehensive account of China's Islamic revival since the 1980s as the country struggled to recover from the wreckage of the Cultural Revolution. Rachel Harris (Editor) Rachel Harris is professor of ethnomusicology and director of research at the School of Arts, SOAS, University of London.Guangtian Ha (Editor) Guangtian Ha is assistant professor of religion at Haverford College.Maria Jaschok (Editor) Maria Jaschok is senior research associate, Contemporary China Studies Programme, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford, and visiting professor at the Arts and Humanities Research Institute, King's College, University of London. |