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Sage Learning Of Liu Zhi

Islamic Thought in Confucian Terms

by Sachiko Murata, William C. Chittick

  • Hardback
  • 650 pages
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • 16.3 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm

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Liu Zhi (ca. 1670-1724) was one of the most important scholars of Islam in traditional China. His "Tianfang xingli" ("Nature and Principle in Islam"), the Chinese-language text translated here, focuses on the roots or principles of Islam. It was heavily influenced by several classic texts in the Sufi tradition. Liu's approach, however, is distinguished from that of other Muslim scholars in that he addressed the basic articles of Islamic thought with Neo-Confucian terminology and categories. Besides its innate metaphysical and philosophical value, the text is invaluable for understanding how the masters of Chinese Islam straddled religious and civilizational frontiers and created harmony between two different intellectual worlds. The introductory chapters explore both the Chinese and the Islamic intellectual traditions behind Liu's work and locate the arguments of Tianfang xingli within those systems of thought. The copious annotations to the translation explain Liu's text and draw attention to parallels in Chinese-, Arabic-, and Persian-language works as well as differences.
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  • Authors

    Sachiko Murata +1

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Harvard University Press

  • Published

    March 2009

  • Weight

    1067g

  • Page Count

    650

  • Dimensions

    16.3 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780674033252

  • ISBN-10

    0674033256

  • Eden Code

    1892404

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