CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Youshe, Aisajiang |
|---|---|
| Title | "A Foreign Mulla's Great, A Local Mulla is Fake": The Tran-imperial Mobility and Islamic Authority of Shami Damulla(1870-1932?) |
| Summary | At the turn of the nineteenth century, the first era of globalization had a component in the Muslim world. The nineteenth century was an era of unprecedented mobility in the region for Muslims and non-Muslims alike, but the rate of movement across Eurasia was particularly intense for Muslims. A slice of the history of the mobility of Islamic scholars in the age of print and steam in Central Asia lies in the life trajectory of Saʿid Muhạmmad al-ʿAsali al-Tạrabulsi al-Shami (1870-1932?), who is better known as Shami Damulla in Central Asia. This study is a social biography delineating Islamic authority, tans-imperial mobility, and textual practice. While this thesis focuses on this single individual: Shami Damulla, it also analyzes the insights that the life of this one scholar, and the multiple transformations he underwent, reveal about the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century in Central Asia Ottoman Empire, and the Qing China. In this regard, this study explores broader themes related to Islamic knowledge practices, writing practices, and the process of a Muslim scholar claiming authority through his words and action within the specific time he lived. In the broadest sense, this is a story about the relationship between Islamic learning, mobility, and Islamic authority. |
| Supervisor | Shaw, Charles |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/youshe_aisajiang.pdf |
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