Center for Multi-cultural Studie

Time: 2021. 3. 10 (Wednesday) 12:00-14:00

Speakers: En-Yu Huang, Dawei Wang (Department of Architecture, National Cheng Kung University)

Location: Conference room on the 7th floor, College of Liberal Arts, National Cheng Kung University

The Han Muslim community in Taiwan is outside the Islamic world and is a minority group in mainstream society. Due to the process of ethnic migration and cultural exchanges in history, they have multiple self-identities such as Han cultural thought, Islamic faith, loyalty to the party and patriotism. In order to express religious ideas and identity, on the one hand, they obey the doctrine; on the other hand, they were deeply influenced by the social environment, absorbed foreign customs, and constructed Muslim tomb buildings that conformed to religious ideals and had Taiwan's native characteristics. As the social environment changes, the Muslim community in Taiwan also continues to change, trying to find a burial method that takes into account practical needs, religious concepts, and different situations. This speech discusses how the Muslim tomb architecture reproduces the faith and self-identity of Muslims in Taiwan by means of spatial structure, plane layout, and appearance.