CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF TABLES vii
4. FOREWORD ix
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii
6. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
7. Part I: Cultural Contact in China
8. Chapter 2. The Chinese World and Civilization 19
9. Chapter 3. The Spread of Buddhism to China and its Sinicization 55
10. Chapter 4. The Advent of Islam in China 76
11. Chapter 5. The Sinicization of Islam in China 96
12. Part II: Cultural Contact in Southeast Asia
13. Chapter 6. The Islamization of Southeast Asia 131
14. Chapter 7. Cheng Ho and the Islamization of Southeast Asia 155
15. Chapter 8. The Localization of Islam in Insular Southeast Asia 206
16. Chapter 9. Conclusion 246
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 255
18. INDEX 277
19. About the Author 292