The modern Chinese state and strategies of control over Uyghur Islam
CASTETS, Rémi
Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS) [CERI]
Textes, littératures, écritures et modèles [TELEM]
Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS) [CERI]
Textes, littératures, écritures et modèles [TELEM]
CASTETS, Rémi
Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS) [CERI]
Textes, littératures, écritures et modèles [TELEM]
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Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS) [CERI]
Textes, littératures, écritures et modèles [TELEM]
Language
en
Article de revue
This item was published in
Central Asian Affairs. 2015-04-01, vol. 2, n° 3, p. 221-245
Brill
English Abstract
Faithful to the principle of democratic centralism, the Chinese Communist Party does not tolerate alternative thinking or anti-colonial movements that contest its policies and its will to integrate Uyghur society into the ...Read more >
Faithful to the principle of democratic centralism, the Chinese Communist Party does not tolerate alternative thinking or anti-colonial movements that contest its policies and its will to integrate Uyghur society into the Chinese nation-state. Over recent decades, it has implemented a wide range of policies aimed at eliminating any interpretation or instrumentalization of Islam that conflicts with its own policies. More recently, it has implemented a new set of rules through the “judiciarization” of religious activities. These rules are aimed at eradicating all forms of politicization of Islam in Uyghur mosques and the Koranic teaching system, and at defining the limits of “modern and patriotic Islam.”Read less <
English Keywords
Uyghurs
Xinjiang
Islam
Origin
Hal imported