城市外来穆斯林关系网络的类型、结构与形成机制——以厦门“西北拉面馆”为中心的人类学考察

Types, Structure and Forming Mechanism of the Relation Networ for Urban Migrant Muslim Network——A Case Study of the "Northwest Ramen (hand pulled-noodles) Restaurant" in Xiamen

以在厦门经营拉面馆的回族、撒拉族个体工商户为重点考察对象,探讨了城市外来穆斯林关系网络的类型、结构与形成机制,认为城市外来穆斯林的关系网络虽然在功能与作用途径上具有城市外来人口的一般特征,但在整体结构与形成机制方面又表现出鲜明的伊斯兰文化与穆斯林社会的特点。文章指出,受伊斯兰文化的规制和影响,外来穆斯林在城市生活中构建的关系网络大多局限于穆斯林群体内部,这种内聚性的特点虽使他们以群体性的方式较好地适应了城市生活,但因向外扩展不足,也在一定程度上影响了其城市融入的深度和广度。

This article focuses on individual Muslim businesses of Ramen(hand pulled-noodles)Restaurants in Xiamen and explores the types,structures and formation mechanisms of the migrant Muslim relation networks in the city.Although obtaining the common features of urban migrant population,the network of Migrant Muslims in urban areas shows distinctive Islamic culture and characteristics of Muslim society in terms of overall structure and formation mechanism.The article points out that,under the regulation and influence of Islamic culture,the network of relationships that migrant Muslims construct in urban life are mostly confined to the Muslim communities.Although this cohesive characteristic makes them adapt to urban life better in a group manner,to some extent the depth and breadth of their integration to urban life are affected due to lack of outward connection.