Papers by Jackie Armijo
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, 2003
Chinese Religions Going Global (edited by Nanlai Cao, Giuseppe Giordan, and Fenggang Yang), 2021
In July 2018, Imam Han officially inaugurated the first Chinese Muslim diaspora mosque in the Mid... more In July 2018, Imam Han officially inaugurated the first Chinese Muslim diaspora mosque in the Middle East, and perhaps the first of its kind in the world. The Chinese Muslim community of Dubai is currently estimated to number around 10,000 and is made up of primarily Hui, as well as Uyghurs, and Han Chinese who have converted to Islam. The khutbah (sermon) was delivered in Arabic, English, and Chinese, and those who attended the service were a reflection of the cosmopolitan nature of Dubai's international residents. As one Chinese who took part reported, the mosque overflowed with Muslims from "all directions". Located in "International City" an extensive housing development established in 2005, the mosque immediately became both the religious and social center to the rapidly growing Chinese Muslim population of Dubai, as well as the local neighborhood mosque attracting a range of foreigners, most from South Asian countries (primarily Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh). The mosque, known as the Hua Fang Mosque in Chinese, 华坊清真寺, Huafang Qingzhensi, was the culmination of many years of intensive work by the Chinese Muslim community of Dubai.
Under Confucian Eyes: Writings on Gender in Chinese History (edited by Susan Mann and Yu-yin Cheng) Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001
This description of minority peoples from a Yuan dynasty official’s record of his experiences in ... more This description of minority peoples from a Yuan dynasty official’s record of his experiences in Yunnan province illustrates how views of gender relations and especially sexual practices served as a measure of perceived level of civilization among non-Han populations from a Han perspective.
The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Archaeology, 2021
Although the study of the archaeology of China is a well-developed field, the study of the archae... more Although the study of the archaeology of China is a well-developed field, the study of the archaeology of Islam in China, as a field, is virtually unknown. There are no books cover ing the topic and no articles providing an overview of the state of the field across China. There are however, a handful of scholars who have focused on specific examples of Islam ic archaeology in China. The majority of this work is on the archaeological finds found in the coastal city of Quanzhou. China's Muslim population today is conservatively estimat ed to be more than 23 million, and is made up of ten different ethnic minority groups. This chapter focuses on the largest group, the Hui. The study of the archaeology of Islam in China is made especially challenging for several reasons. Between the 7th and 15th centuries there were two major waves of Muslim immigrants to different regions of Chi na, and between the 18th and 19th centuries there were several periods of violent upris ings that resulted in major Muslim communities being decimated and their mosques and monuments destroyed. In the 20th century, during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) mosques, together with all places of religious worship in China, came under systematic attack throughout the country. Given the dearth of surviving examples of early Chinese Is lamic material culture, this chapter also discusses some of small Chinese Islamic art col lections found within museums around the world, as well as early 20th-century photo graphic collections that document mosques and tombs that have not survived.
Given the prominence of calligraphy in the traditional arts of both the Islamic world and China, ... more Given the prominence of calligraphy in the traditional arts of both the Islamic world and China, it is only natural that Islamic calligraphy plays an important cultural role in Chinese Muslim communities. The art form’s survival over the centuries in China, even during prolonged periods of isolation from the rest of the Islamic world, reflects the strength of Chinese Muslims’ religious traditions, as well as the critical function of the written word within these traditions.
The history of Islam in China remains among the most understudied topics within the fields of both Islamic and Chinese studies. The development of Islamic art and architecture in China has been particularly neglected, and like the recent article on mosque architecture in China published as part of this same series, this essay seeks to begin to address this deficiency. The following examples of Chinese Islamic calligraphy tell the stories of diverse Muslim communities in China, the challenges they have faced through the centuries, and the different ways they have adapted this traditional Islamic art form.
This article is one in a series produced by the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC: “'All About China' is a journey into the history and diverse culture of China through essays that shed light on the lasting imprint of China’s past encounters with the Islamic world as well as an exploration of the increasingly vibrant and complex dynamics of contemporary Sino-Middle Eastern relations."
Link to all the articles in the series:
http://www.mei.edu/content/map/all-about-china
Link to this article:
http://www.mei.edu/content/map/islamic-calligraphy-china-images-and-histories
According to the most conservative estimates, more than twenty million Muslims reside in China to... more According to the most conservative estimates, more than twenty million Muslims reside in China today. Imagining what life is like for Chinese Muslim women, one might assume that their lives are doubly constrained by traditional Chinese and Islamic patriarchal practices. But in many ways, these women are able to avoid some of the most serious challenges facing both Chinese and Muslim women in other parts of the world. Unlike most Muslim women in the rest of the world, those in China have a tradition of women's mosques and women religious leaders and scholars that dates back centuries. This article will explore the reasons behind the unique situation of Muslim women in China today and raise the possibility that their position is a result of Islam's long and multi-faceted history in China. It will also specify the prominent role played by women in maintaining Islamic religious knowledge over the centuries, their active support of the recent revival of Islamic education as well as numerous civil society efforts, and their role in ensuring the survival of Muslim communities during periods of state-sponsored violence and massacre. Finally, it will discuss the life of Rebiya Kadeer, prominent Uighur human rights activist, as Jacqueline Armijo is an assistant professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi.
Talks by Jackie Armijo
Qatar University professor Dr. Jackie Armijo talks about the historical context for the relations... more Qatar University professor Dr. Jackie Armijo talks about the historical context for the relationship between the Arab world and China, particularly with Cai's hometown of Quanzhou through a look at the installation "Homecoming" at Mathaf.
Book Reviews by Jackie Armijo
The Journal of Asian Studies, 2001
Book review of:
Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light: Wang Tai-yü's "Great Learning of the Pure and Real"... more Book review of:
Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light: Wang Tai-yü's "Great Learning of the Pure and Real" and Liu Chih's "Displaying the Concealment of the Real Realm"
by Sachiko Murata
Review by: Jackie Armijo-Hussein
The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 60, No. 4 (Nov., 2001), pp. 1166-1169
Excerpt: "By approaching these texts from an Islamic perspective Murata reveals the remarkable ways in which Confucian Muslims were able to create a dynamic and sophisticated philosophical tradition firmly rooted within both the Islamic and the traditional Chinese schools of thought." JACKIE ARMIJO -HUSSEIN Stanford University...
Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 60, no. 4, 2001, pp. 1166–69.
The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 2019
Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 2020
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The history of Islam in China remains among the most understudied topics within the fields of both Islamic and Chinese studies. The development of Islamic art and architecture in China has been particularly neglected, and like the recent article on mosque architecture in China published as part of this same series, this essay seeks to begin to address this deficiency. The following examples of Chinese Islamic calligraphy tell the stories of diverse Muslim communities in China, the challenges they have faced through the centuries, and the different ways they have adapted this traditional Islamic art form.
This article is one in a series produced by the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC: “'All About China' is a journey into the history and diverse culture of China through essays that shed light on the lasting imprint of China’s past encounters with the Islamic world as well as an exploration of the increasingly vibrant and complex dynamics of contemporary Sino-Middle Eastern relations."
Link to all the articles in the series:
http://www.mei.edu/content/map/all-about-china
Link to this article:
http://www.mei.edu/content/map/islamic-calligraphy-china-images-and-histories
Talks by Jackie Armijo
Book Reviews by Jackie Armijo
Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light: Wang Tai-yü's "Great Learning of the Pure and Real" and Liu Chih's "Displaying the Concealment of the Real Realm"
by Sachiko Murata
Review by: Jackie Armijo-Hussein
The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 60, No. 4 (Nov., 2001), pp. 1166-1169
Excerpt: "By approaching these texts from an Islamic perspective Murata reveals the remarkable ways in which Confucian Muslims were able to create a dynamic and sophisticated philosophical tradition firmly rooted within both the Islamic and the traditional Chinese schools of thought." JACKIE ARMIJO -HUSSEIN Stanford University...
Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 60, no. 4, 2001, pp. 1166–69.
The history of Islam in China remains among the most understudied topics within the fields of both Islamic and Chinese studies. The development of Islamic art and architecture in China has been particularly neglected, and like the recent article on mosque architecture in China published as part of this same series, this essay seeks to begin to address this deficiency. The following examples of Chinese Islamic calligraphy tell the stories of diverse Muslim communities in China, the challenges they have faced through the centuries, and the different ways they have adapted this traditional Islamic art form.
This article is one in a series produced by the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC: “'All About China' is a journey into the history and diverse culture of China through essays that shed light on the lasting imprint of China’s past encounters with the Islamic world as well as an exploration of the increasingly vibrant and complex dynamics of contemporary Sino-Middle Eastern relations."
Link to all the articles in the series:
http://www.mei.edu/content/map/all-about-china
Link to this article:
http://www.mei.edu/content/map/islamic-calligraphy-china-images-and-histories
Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light: Wang Tai-yü's "Great Learning of the Pure and Real" and Liu Chih's "Displaying the Concealment of the Real Realm"
by Sachiko Murata
Review by: Jackie Armijo-Hussein
The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 60, No. 4 (Nov., 2001), pp. 1166-1169
Excerpt: "By approaching these texts from an Islamic perspective Murata reveals the remarkable ways in which Confucian Muslims were able to create a dynamic and sophisticated philosophical tradition firmly rooted within both the Islamic and the traditional Chinese schools of thought." JACKIE ARMIJO -HUSSEIN Stanford University...
Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 60, no. 4, 2001, pp. 1166–69.