East by Mid-East - Studies in Cultural, Historical and Strategic Connectivities - Anchi Hoh
2. The Muslim Appropriation of Confucian Thought in Eighteenth-Century China
East by Mid-East - Studies in Cultural, Historical and Strategic Connectivities - Anchi Hoh
Sachiko Murata
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Description
In this chapter, the author discusses the way the Muslim appropriation of the Confucian thought, becoming the Muslim Confucians. The work of translating the Muslim teachings into Chinese was firstly achieved by Liu Shi, a Sufi author, one of many Sufi authors who were known for their ability with language and imagery.