地位上升而又明确附儒的元代伊斯兰教

On the Islamic Features in Yuan Dynasty

由于成吉思汗的西征及其民族迁徙政策,导致了元代中国穆斯林队伍的迅速壮大。而穆斯林善于经商的特点以及迁徙过来的穆斯林所生活的军事战略要地,使得元代穆斯林的社会地位异常重要,受到元朝统治者的重视,其经济和政治地位较唐宋时期均有明确的上升。在这种情况下,元代伊斯兰文化的独立性通过清真寺的大量建造而体现出来。与此同时,儒家文化的强大及其与封建社会相协调的特点又使得元代伊斯兰文化不得不与儒家文化相妥协。

After Genghis Khan had conquered a lot of countries in Europe and Asia,he put the policy of migrating people from Middle-Asia to China in practice.This policy rapidly made the Muslim people in China increase in number. They not only dealt in business,but also lived at many important tactic place.Therefore,they held a very important condition in Yuan Dynasty.Compared with the ones in Tang and Song Dynasty,they obviously upgraded their economic function and politic status.One important exhibition was that they had builded many mosques.Therewith,Islamic culture had to come to terms with Confucianism owing to the mighty Confucian culture.As a result,Islamic culture in Yuan Dynasty began to present itself as Confucianization.