Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society

Edited by Marie-Paule Hille; Bianca Horlemann and Paul K. Nietupski - Contributions by Chang Chung-Fu; Andrew M. Fischer; Marie-Paule Hille; Bianca Horlemann; Paul K. Nietupski; Max Oidtmann; Ma Wei; Alexandre Papas; Camille Simon; Benno R. Weiner and Yan

Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches offers nine case studies from several academic disciplines. The chapters describe the ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity within the Muslim communities of Amdo and illustrate complex social interactions with other Amdo communities. While relations between Han Chinese and Tibetans, and between Han Chinese and Muslims in Qinghai and Gansu, have already attracted scholarly attention, this volume has a special focus on Tibetan-Muslim interactions. These are rarely discussed and if so, then mostly in the contexts of trade relations and conflicts. This volume challenges some established stereotypes of Tibetan-Muslim relations and also highlights new facets of cross-cultural contacts and religious and linguistic influences.

Chapter 1: A Study of Qing Dynasty "Xiejia" Rest Houses in Xunhua Subprefecture, Gansu, Yang Hongwei and Max OidtmannChapter 2: In the Footsteps of Garaman or Han Yinu? Rebellion, Nationality Autonomy, and Popular Memory among the Salar of Xunhua County, Benno R. WeinerChapter 3: Self-Identity versus State-Identification of "Tibetan-speaking Muslims" in the Kaligang Area of Qinghai-An Ethnographic Analysis, Chang Chung-FuChapter 4: Linguistic Evidence of Salar-Tibetan Contacts in Amdo, Camille SimonChapter 5: Sufi Lineages among the Salar: an Overview, Alexandre Papas and Ma WeiChapter 6: Islam and Labrang Monastery: A Muslim Community in a Tibetan Buddhist Estate, Paul Kocot NietupskiChapter 7: Victims of Modernization? Struggles between the Goloks and the Muslim Ma Warlords in Qinghai, 1917-1942, Bianca HorlemannChapter 8: Rethinking Muslim-Tibetan Trade Relations in Amdo. A Case Study of the Xidaotang Merchants, Marie-Paule HilleChapter 9: Economic Restructuring and Labor Market Reforms in Amdo, Qinghai: Insights into Contemporary Tibetan-Muslim Conflict, Andrew M. FischerAppendix 1: Conversion Table of Tibetan Place NamesAppendix 2: Conversion Table of Chinese Place NamesAppendix 3: Glossary