{"product_id":"the-sage-learning-of-liu-sachiko-murata-9780674033252","title":"The Sage Learning of Liu Zhi: Islamic Thought in Confucian Terms","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiu Zhi (ca. 1670-1724) was one of the most important scholars of Islam in traditional China. His \u003ci\u003eTianfang xingli\u003c\/i\u003e (Nature and Principle in Islam), the Chinese-language text translated here, focuses on the roots or principles of Islam. It was heavily influenced by several classic texts in the Sufi tradition. Liu's approach, however, is distinguished from that of other Muslim scholars in that he addressed the basic articles of Islamic thought with Neo-Confucian terminology and categories. Besides its innate metaphysical and philosophical value, the text is invaluable for understanding how the masters of Chinese Islam straddled religious and civilizational frontiers and created harmony between two different intellectual worlds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe introductory chapters explore both the Chinese and the Islamic intellectual traditions behind Liu's work and locate the arguments of \u003ci\u003eTianfang xingli\u003c\/i\u003e within those systems of thought. The copious annotations to the translation explain Liu's text and draw attention to parallels in Chinese-, Arabic-, and Persian-language works as well as differences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sachiko Murata,William C. Chittick,Wei-Ming Tu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674033256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674033252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.40w x 2.00d","brand":"Sachiko Murata","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50593931657471,"sku":"9780674033252","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b91edd12-0e39-4421-ba06-de50a1827d5d.jpg?v=1791131359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sage-learning-of-liu-sachiko-murata-9780674033252","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}