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Relations between Mongol-Related Groups and Islam in the Pre-modern and Modern Ages.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15401034
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field Cultural anthropology/Folklore
Research InstitutionShizuoka University

Principal Investigator

OHNO Akira  Shizuoka University, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Associate Professor, 人文学部, 助教授 (40278651)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥8,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
KeywordsIslam / Mongol / Dongxiang zu / Ba'an zu / Qotung People / menghuan (sufi order) / gongbei (Mausolems of Saints) / Huizu / 回族 / サラール族(撒拉族) / ホトン人 / モンゴル系諸民族 / スーフィズム / 中国 / 臨夏回族自治州 / モンゴル系ムスリム
Research Abstract

While the term "Muslims in Northwest China" has historically been used to refer to various ethnic groups, these people do not represent a single uniform subpopulation in China. Historically speaking, the advent of Muslims in East Asia is considered a legacy of the Mongolian Empire founded in the 13^<th> century. Among these ten Islamic groups in China, the mother tongues of the Dongxiang and Bao'an tribes belong to the Mongol linguistic family (Mongol kel). On the other hand, we find Muslims such as the Qotung and Tumad among those who are presently defined as Mongols.
The study presented in this book is entirely based on field work. In this study, the Sufi orders among the Dongxinag and Bao'an people were particularly focused on. I paid special attention to the traditions of "Menhuan"(Sufi institutions of saintly lineage) and "Gungbei" (Mausoleums of Saints). The reason is that the pre- modern and modern history of these people has evolved around "Menhuan", and been symbolised by "Gung … More bei".
Until some time ago, it was a generally accepted concept that the Dongxiang and Bao'an were "Mongols who converted to Islam". Recently, however, they started to articulate their opposition to such a notion. Changes are taking place in China with regard to the way in which the history of ethnic groups is understood. This is neither because Islam was reinstated recently, nor because people are put off by their identity as Mongols. Rather it is related to the political agenda of the Chinese central government, which has awarded the status of "ethnic group" to various subpopulations in the country in recent times. One of the most important elements in China's political agenda is its aspiration to launch a nation state based on uniformity and solidarity defined as the Chinese Nation, "zhonghua minzu".
These ethnic minorities try to identify their origin not in Mongolia but in Central Asia. If the nomenclature "Mongol converts to Islam" persists, they would always be exposed to the risk of their identities "being subordinated to an umbrella population of Mongols". They would be vulnerable to being regarded as inferior, "ethnic groups without a history of their own", the concept of which was disseminated by Engels and Stalin. If, however, they seek their origin in Central Asia, they can attain the status of "nationality with their own history", which have observed the Islamic order for centuries, unlike ordinary Mongols. Muslims in Northwest China have maintained a close network of communication with Central Asia for years. It is, therefore, very important to continue to pay attention to these people, observing how those who share the common values of Islam are going to develop a history of their own in the future. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (21 results)

All 2006 2005 2004 2003 Other

All Journal Article (13 results) Book (3 results) Publications (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] 従蒙古学研究角度看伊斯蘭2006

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Journal Title

      静岡大学人文学部人文論集 56・2

      Pages: 51-62

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report 2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 「ラクダの火をまつる儀礼」から民族誌の政治性をよむ2006

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Journal Title

      国立民族学博物館研究報告 33・4(印刷中)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report 2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 「河套人」から「オルドス人」へ-地域からの人類史書き換え運動2006

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Journal Title

      中国21 24

      Pages: 315-320

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 鄂爾多斯蒙古人俄尼斯所珍蔵『金書』(続)2006

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Journal Title

      アジア研究 2(印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 比利時王国所蔵蒙古文手写本2006

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Journal Title

      アジア研究 2(印刷中)

    • NAID

      110007366205

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 多聞天になったチンギス・ハーン-内モンゴル自治区アルジャイ石窟内の神々2005

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Journal Title

      ユーラシアと日本:交流とイメージ(プレ・シンポジウム報告書)

      Pages: 23-29

    • NAID

      120006682974

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] イスラームとモンゴルの間-中国内モンゴル自治区のホトン人2004

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Journal Title

      中国21 19

      Pages: 109-122

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Between Islam and Mongols : The Qotung Peoples in Inner Mongolia, China.2004

    • Author(s)
      Yang Haiying
    • Journal Title

      Inner Asia 6

      Pages: 5-22

    • NAID

      120005818860

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 黄土高原のイスラーム(一)2004

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Journal Title

      静岡大学人文学部人文論集 55・1

      Pages: 33-180

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Between Islam and Mongols : The Qotung People in Inner Mongolia, China.2004

    • Author(s)
      Yang Haiying
    • Journal Title

      Inner Asia 6

      Pages: 5-22

    • NAID

      120005818860

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 黄土高原のイスラーム(1)-2003年〜2004年保安族・東郷族調査報告2004

    • Author(s)
      楊海英
    • Journal Title

      静岡大学人文学部人文論集 55/1

      Pages: 33-180

    • NAID

      110004709872

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 儀礼が維持する集団の歴史的記憶2003

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Journal Title

      国立民族学博物館研究報告 28・1

      Pages: 39-130

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Mongolian Perspectives on Islam(In Chinese)

    • Author(s)
      Yang Haiying
    • Journal Title

      Studies on Humanities(Shizuoka University) 56/2

      Pages: 51-62

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] モンゴル草原の文人たち2005

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英
    • Total Pages
      273
    • Publisher
      平凡社
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 阿爾寨石窟-成吉思汗的仏教記念堂興衰史2005

    • Author(s)
      楊 海英 巴図吉日〓拉
    • Total Pages
      224
    • Publisher
      風響社
    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] チンギス・ハーン祭祀-試みとしての歴史人類学的再構成2004

    • Author(s)
      楊海英
    • Total Pages
      358
    • Publisher
      風響社
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 楊 海英: "儀礼が維持する集団の歴史的記憶"国立民族学博物館研究報告. 28(1). 39-130 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 楊 海英, 児玉香菜子: "中国・少数民族地域の統計をよむ--内モンゴル自治区オルドス地域を中心に"静岡大学人文学部人文論集. 54(1). 59-184 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 楊 海英: "モンゴルにおける王朝交替観に関する一資料"静岡大学人文学部人文論集. 54(2). 23-65 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 楊 海英: "イスラムとモンゴルの間"中国21(愛知大学現代中国学会編). (印刷中). (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] YANG Haiying: "Subud Erike, A Mongolian Chronicle of 1835"International Society for the Study of the Culture and Economy of the Ordos Mongols(OMS.e.V.), Germany. 288 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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