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The book delves into the semiotics of Sino-Muslim heritage, integrating Perso-Arabic textual elements with broader cultural signs. It utilizes linguistic landscape imagery and interviews to explore how Sino-Muslims express their identity and heritage, both overtly and covertly. By developing a 'semiotics of Muslimness' in China, the author highlights the significance of language and material culture in shaping Sino-Muslim identity, employing linguistic anthropology and semiotic theory to analyze the complexities of heritage expression and identity construction.
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- Title
- A Semiotics of Muslimness in China
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ibrar Bhatt
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publisher
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 90
- ISBN13
- 9781009415897
- Category
- Ethnography, Esotericism and Religion
- Description
- The book delves into the semiotics of Sino-Muslim heritage, integrating Perso-Arabic textual elements with broader cultural signs. It utilizes linguistic landscape imagery and interviews to explore how Sino-Muslims express their identity and heritage, both overtly and covertly. By developing a 'semiotics of Muslimness' in China, the author highlights the significance of language and material culture in shaping Sino-Muslim identity, employing linguistic anthropology and semiotic theory to analyze the complexities of heritage expression and identity construction.