عنوان

The Opposition of a Leading Akhund to Shi'a and Sufi Shaykhs in Mid-Nineteenth-Century China

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Title Proper

The Opposition of a Leading Akhund to Shi'a and Sufi Shaykhs in Mid-Nineteenth-Century China

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Wang, Jianping

Text of Note

This article traces the activities of Ma Dexin, a preeminent Hui Muslim scholar and grand imam (akhund) who played a leading role in the Muslim uprising in Yunnan (1856-1873). Ma harshly criticized Shi'ism and its followers, the shaykhs, in the Sufi orders in China. The intolerance of orthodox Sunnis toward Shi'ism can be explained in part by the marginalization of Hui Muslims in China and their attempts to unite and defend themselves in a society dominated by Han Chinese. An analysis of the Sunni opposition to Shi'ism that was led by Akhund Ma Dexin and the Shi'a sect's influence among the Sufis in China help us understand the ways in which global debates in Islam were articulated on Chinese soil. Keywords: Ma Dexin, Shi'a, shaykh, Chinese Islam, Hui Muslims

Date of Publication

2014

Title

UC Berkeley

Electronic name

[Article]

275666

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