Between Sacred and Secular Knowledge: Rationalities and Education of a Muslim Village in Northwest China...

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Yanbi Hong

Between Sacred and Secular Knowledge

Rationalities and Education of a Muslim Village in Northwest China

Yanbi Hong

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Routledge
25 September 2023

Regional studies; Moral & social purpose of education; Multicultural education

Series: China Perspectives

This book examines how different social forces, including state ideology and policies, religious culture and ethnic identities, and economic market forces, affect Muslim parents’ perceptions and attitudes toward public and religious education.

Combining ethnographic fieldwork and a cognitive rationality framework, this book investigates ethnic minorities’ educational attainment and its shaping mechanisms. Instead of attributing the undereducation of ethnic minorities solely to structural factors such as economic constraints, cultural conflicts and state policies, this study focuses on the critical role of perceptions and expectations through which many structural factors function. The fieldwork in a predominantly Muslim village in northwest China reveals that public education and religious education are complementary in the daily pursuit of well-being. And the study further argues that the practical oriented logic of rural Muslims sheds light on the research of inequality in educational attainment.

The book will be of interest to scholars and postgraduate students studying ethnic minority education in China. Those who are researching on Islam and Muslims’ identity, especially in a multiethnic society, may also find this research insightful and helpful.

By: Yanbi Hong
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032125022
ISBN 10: 1032125020
Series: China Perspectives
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Introduction: Muslim Education in a Non-Muslim Society 2 Ethnic Minority Education in Rural China: The Cognitive Rationality Framework and Research Methods 3 The Land, the Life, and Local Education 4 The Localized State, Education, and Local Responses 5 The Binary World and Identity: Education and Naming 6 Secular in Sacred: The Market Impacts on Religious Education 7 Muslim Girls' Marriage and Education: Looking for Well-Being 8 Conclusion and Discussion

Yanbi Hong is Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of the School of Humanities at Southeast University, China. His research interests lie in social stratification and mobility, sociology of education, and sociology of health and medicine. He has published several papers on the educational inequality and health inequality of China.