从跨文化比较角度谈东干学研究的价值

From the Point of View of Cultural Comparison to See Value of Study on Dongganology

中亚东干人是回族移民的后裔 ,现有 1 0余万人 ,主要分布在吉尔吉斯斯坦、哈萨克斯坦和乌兹别克斯坦三个国家。作为一个讲汉语西北方言、从体貌、生活方式等方面都异于周围其他民族且因擅长经商而成为中亚经济发展中活跃因素的东干人 ,历来受到许多学者的关注 ,因而形成以研究东干文化为内容的独立学科———东干学。本文主要从跨文化比较角度探索东干学研究对于了解回族文化在异域的变迁、中国传统文化的历史考证等方面的价值 。

Donggan people are the descendants of the migrators of Hui ethnic group; whose popwlation is more than 100,000, mainly distributing in Kirgiz, Uzbek and Kazakstan and speak a northwest dialect of Chinese, Their looks and custom are different from the peoples around them. They are active in business and good at commerce. Scholars have paid close attention to them for a long time and a branch of learning on their culture Dongganlolgy has been formed. In the paper, the Dongganological value is discussed, based on the comparatve study of the changes of the Hui ethnic group's culture in foreign lands and the traditional culture in china.