Yuan Dynasty Hui ethnic litterateur

Author: Zhang Yingsheng
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is the first monograph in history to review the literature of Hui Muslim writers during the Yuan Dynasty in China, marking a new achievement in the study of ethnic minority literature. The author employs vivid materials to elucidate issues such as the origins and formation of the Hui people. Dedicated chapters are devoted to six prominent Yuan Dynasty Hui Muslim literary figures: Gao Kegong, Sadu, Ma Zuchang, Ma Jiugao, Nai Xian, and Tai Buhua. Additionally, brief introductions are provided for 12 other Yuan Dynasty Hui Muslim prose and poetry writers, such as Ye Fu, and 11 other Yuan Dynasty Hui Muslim qu (a form of Chinese poetry) composers, including Bu Hu Mu. This book serves as a window through which to glimpse the history and culture of the Hui people, making it suitable for reference by social science researchers and reading by the general public.