Cultural intimacy in ethnicity: understanding Qingzhen food from Chinese Muslims' views
Qingzhen in Mandarin and musulmanche in Uyghur are two local expressions of halal in China. This article investigates the local meanings of halal from the perspectives of Uyghurs and Hui, who are the major Muslim ethnic minorities in China. It argues that the expressions of qingzhen and musulmanche...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020
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Journal of contemporary China
Year: 2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 121, Pages: 17-30 |
| Further subjects: | B
Social environment
B Uighur B Ethnicity B Diet B Einflussgröße B China B Religion B Hui B Ethnic group B Muslim B Culture |
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| Summary: | Qingzhen in Mandarin and musulmanche in Uyghur are two local expressions of halal in China. This article investigates the local meanings of halal from the perspectives of Uyghurs and Hui, who are the major Muslim ethnic minorities in China. It argues that the expressions of qingzhen and musulmanche demonstrate social concerns, anxiety of ethnic identity and ongoing intra-group competitions, which are not exclusively related to religion. The secularisation process since the qingzhen food debate has created tensions between the state and individuals of Uyghur and Hui and has embarrassed people within the same group. This tension between ethnicity and religion is largely the result of clarifying the ambiguity that bears in cultural intimacy, which originally keeps a balance between the state and its ethnic minorities. (J Contemp China/GIGA) |
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| Item Description: | Teil von: Constrained connectivity: Xinjiang and beyond under the Belt and Road Initiative (Guest Editor: Yangbin Chen) |
| ISSN: | 1469-9400 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary China
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2019.1621527 |