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Islamic cosmopolitanism out of Muslim Asia: Hindu-Muslim business co-operation between Odessa and Yiwu

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posted on 2023-06-12, 08:42 authored by Magnus MarsdenMagnus Marsden
This article explores the forms of cosmopolitanism that form an important element of the identities and activities of long-distance Muslim merchants involved in the global trade in Chinese commodities. It focuses on two nodes that are central for this type of trade: Odessa on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, and Yiwu in China’s Zhejiang Province. Ethnographically, the paper focuses on the commercial and social ties that exist between Muslim traders from Afghanistan and those who identify with the country’s dispersed Hindu ethno-religious minority. It argues that the ability to manage heterogeneous social and religious relationships is of critical significance to the activities and identities of these commodity traders.

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Trust, Global Traders and Cheap Commodities in a Chinese International City (TRODITIES); G1723; EUROPEAN UNION; 669132

Global Traders in a Chinese International City; G1581; BRITISH ACADEMY; SG142115

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  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

History and Anthropology

ISSN

0275-7206

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

29

Page range

121-139

Department affiliated with

  • Anthropology Publications

Research groups affiliated with

  • Sussex Asia Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-07-24

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-08-24

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-07-24

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