Islam in China: A Critical Bibliography

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Islam has permeated Chinese civilization as a religion and lifestyle for centuries. This volume offers a summary of key developments concerning scholarship on Islam in China and presents a record of research on this topic. The first part of the book is a narrative introduction to the history of Islam in China, the coexistence of Chinese and Muslim cultures, and contemporary issues. The second part of the work is a listing of more than four hundred sources of information on the topic. Entries are grouped in ten categories, and each entry includes a descriptive annotation. An appendix lists journals devoted to research in this field, and the volume concludes with author, title, and subject indexes.

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RAPHAEL ISRAELI is Chairman of East Asian Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and a Fellow of the Harry S. Truman Research Institute. He has authored some sixty articles on Islamic and Chinese concerns, and his books include Palestinians Between Israel and Jordan: Squaring the Triangle (Praeger Publishers, 1991).