Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material -- The Localization and Nationalization of Islam in China / Yijiu Jin -- Architectural Styles of Mosques in China: Analysis and Comments / Jinyuan Feng -- Islamic Culture in Tibet / Chuanbin Zhou -- A Brief Narrative of Chinese Style Islamic Relics / Zenglie Feng -- Studies of Islam in China in the Twentieth Century / Zhanfu Gao -- A Primary Investigation of the History of the Hui People and the Historical Data of Islam Recorded in the Notes Written by Zhou Mi / Shinian Ma -- Satuq Bughra Khan and the Beginning of Islamization in the Tian Shan Region / Tao Hua -- Analysis of the Introduction of Islam into Kuqa / Jinxin Li -- A Tentative Analysis of the Struggle and Impact between the White Mountain Khwajas and the Black Mountain Khwajas in the Qing Dynasty / Huisheng Chen -- The Relationship between the Naqshbandi Order in Central Asia and Khwaja in Xinjiang and Menhuan in Northwest China / Guo-guang Chen -- Sufism and Islam at the Turning Point from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty / Xiefan Zhou -- Some Thoughts on Sufi Groups in the Context of Islam in Northwest China / Huaizhong Yang -- A Brief Analysis of the Formation and the Characteristics of the Ishan Sufi Group / Huaide Wang -- On Cosmology and Tawhid in the Works of Wang Daiyu / Huibin Qin -- Impacts of Liu Zhi’s Religious Ideas Upon the Sect of the Western Teaching Hall / Zhanfu Gao -- A Tentative Analysis of the Concept of “Heaven” and the Relationship between Islam and Confucianism in the Works by Ma Dexin / Jianping Wang -- Issues in the Study of Ma Dexin / Guiping Yang -- Basic Characteristics of Islam in Northwest China / Tong Ma -- Studies on Islam in Beijing / Xinghua Li -- Bibliography -- Index.

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This important collection of articles by leading Chinese scholars of Islamic studies reflects current thinking about the past and present condition of Islam in China. It has a strong focus on China’s north-west, the most important region for the study of Islam in China. Most contributions relate to the Hui (Chinese-speaking) Muslims of Gansu and Qinghai provinces and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region but there are also chapters on the Uyghurs of Xinjiang. An important feature of this book is the attention paid to the Sufi orders: the role of these networks, which embody an inner-directed and mystical aspect of Islam, is crucial to the understanding of Muslim communities in both historical and contemporary China.

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