莫普拉族

莫普拉人是印度南部喀拉拉邦同名穆斯林社区的成员[1][2],是喀拉拉邦穆斯林的重要主体。2011年时占全邦人口的的26.56%,为第二大族群,仅次于印度教徒(54.73%)[3]。莫普拉人与喀拉拉邦其他宗教社区一样,皆使用馬拉亞利人马拉雅拉姆语[4][5]

一些学者认为,莫普拉为南亚定居于此最古老的穆斯林社区[1][6]。总言之,莫普拉人包括所有本土穆斯林的后裔以及中东人(既有阿拉伯人,又有非阿拉伯人)的混血后裔[7][8]

莫普拉社区起源于西亚与喀拉拉之间的商业往来[2]。早在公元7世纪,伊斯兰教徒便来到了喀拉拉邦所在的马拉巴尔海岸[4]。在欧洲人于香料贸易中抢先之前,莫普拉是一个繁荣的贸易社区,主要位于喀拉拉海岸城市的中心区域。莫普拉人与中东源源不断地交流对本身的生活、习俗与文化产生了巨大影响,形成了独特的印度——伊斯兰结合文化,涵盖了文学、艺术、食物、语言及音乐等多个方面[4]

参考资料

  1. Miller, E. Roland. "Mappila Muslim Culture" State University of New York Press, Albany (2015); p. xi.
  2. Panikkar, K. N., Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar 1836–1921. Oxford University Press, 1989
  3. . 2011 Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner. [2015-08-25]. (原始内容存档于2015-08-25).
  4. Miller, Roland. E., "Mappila" in "The Encyclopedia of Islam". Volume VI. E. J. Brill, Leiden. 1987 页面存档备份,存于. pp. 458-56.
  5. " "Oh! Calicut!" Outlook Traveller . [2012-02-17]. (原始内容存档于2012-07-15). December, 2009
  6. Miller, R. E. "Mappila" in The Encyclopedia of Islam Volume VI. Leiden E. J. Brill 1988 p. 458-66 页面存档备份,存于
  7. Hafiz Mohamad, N. P. "Socioeconomic determinants of the continuity of matrilocal family system among Mappila Muslims of Malabar" Unpublished PhD thesis (2013) Department of History, University of Calicut
  8. P. P., Razak Abdul "Colonialism and community formation in Malabar: a study of muslims of Malabar" Unpublished PhD thesis (2013) Department of History, University of Calicut
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