ANT-2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Cargo Cult, Tibetan People, Tibetan Buddhism
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The hui are one of china"s largest designated minorities. Most live in the northwestern part of the country. State classifies the hui as backward and feudal. Quality of housing and public services is inferior to that found elsewhere in the city. Parents worry that their children aren"t getting the best education. Hui construct what they consider to be a modern and civilized lifestyle by choosing aspects of muslim culture and western culture. Their form of progress is visible in many aspects of their daily life. Eating habits, dress style, housing, religious practices, education, family organization. Hui say that pork is especially impure. Pork is a major food item for chinese people. Hui say alcohol is even more impure than pork. Religious movements that seek to bring about positive change through re- establishing a religion that has been threatened by outside forces or through adopting new practices and beliefs.
