Interacting with the ‘Himalayan Ummah’. The case of Xidaotang, a Chinese Muslim Community from Lintan
Hille, Marie-Paule. Interacting with the ‘Himalayan Ummah’. The case of Xidaotang, a Chinese Muslim Community from Lintan. HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, 2018, vol. 38, n° 2, Article 13. Disponible en ligne : https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya/vol38/iss2/13 (consulté le 10 janvier 2019)
Résumé
This short essay discusses whether Xidaotang, a Chinese Muslim community, may be considered as belonging to the ‘Himalayan ummah’. Historically and until today, especially via trade, this community has been in close contact with the Himalayan region, understood as the mountainous zone of the Tibetan Plateau. By analyzing these trading interactions and the sociability they induce, it is possible to investigate to what extent Xidaotang members, with their own cultural background, religious practices and social experiences, have contributed to diversify the Islamic landscape in the Himalayan region, to which Amdo belongs.
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Monique Abud (11 janvier 2019). Interacting with the ‘Himalayan Ummah’. The case of Xidaotang, a Chinese Muslim Community from Lintan. . Consulté le 15 mai 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/mgqy

