UNCONTRIVED CONCORD: THE ECLECTIC SOURCES AND SYNCRETIC THEORIES OF LIU ZHI, A CHINESE MUSLIM SCHOLAR.

The article discusses Liu Zhi (1660-1730), a Muslim scholar during the Qing period (1644-1911), who was from Nanjing, China. Chinese Muslim scholars of the late Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties, including Liu Zhi, created a body of literature collectively known as the Han Kitāb, which are books about Islamic belief and practice written in classical Chinese. Topics include educating Sinicized Muslims and non-Muslim literati about Islam, not attempting to reconcile Islam and Confucianism, and the breadth of topics covered in Liu Zhi's works.