Community matters in Xinjiang, 1880-1949
Subtitle: towards a historical anthropology of the Uyghur
By: by Ildikó Bellér-Hann.
Series: China studies -- v. 17
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9789004166752
Subjects: Uighur (Turkic people) -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu -- Social life and customs; Uighur (Turkic people) -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu -- Religion; Muslims -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu; Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- Social life and customs; Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- Ethnic relations; Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- History -- 19th century
Description: "Based on a wide range of western and local materials, this book offer an introduction to the historical anthropology of the Muslim Uyghur of Xinjiang from the late 19th century to 1949. The author argues that social relations in this era were shaped at all levels by the principles of reciprocity and community. Particular attention is paid to the domestic domain and to life-cycle and religious rituals. This is the first time that Xinjiang has been approached from the perspective of historical anthropology. Giving substance to the concept of tradition, which modern Uyghurs invoke when constructing their collective identity, Beller-Hann's study also has implications for the analyses of contemporary inter-ethnic relations in this sensitive region."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.