History of the Soul

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History of the soul
Author	Zhang Chengzhi
Original title	心灵史 (Xīnlíng Shĭ)
Country	People's Republic of China
Language	Chinese
Genre(s)	Narrative history
Publication date	1991

History of the Soul is a work of narrative history spanning 172 years, which explores the personal and religious conflicts among the Jahriyya, a Sufi tariqah in Northwestern China.^[1] Published in 1991, it went on to become China's second-best selling book in 1994.^[2][3]

Contents 1 Editions 2 References 2.1 Notes 2.2 Sources

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• First edition: 心灵史, People's Republic of China: Huacheng Publishing House, January 1991.^[4]
• 1995 edition: 张承志文学作品选集:心灵史卷, People's Republic of China: Hainan Publishing House, August 1995. ISBN 7806175369.
• Traditional Chinese edition: 心靈史──揭開哲合忍耶的聖域之謎, Republic of China (Taiwan): Fengyun Shidai, January 1997. ISBN 957645803X.

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• Aoki, Shigeharu (1997). "張承志 (Zhang Chengzhi)" in オンライン中国20世紀文学辞典 (Online dictionary of 20th-century Chinese literature)., Osaka University of Foreign Studies. 
• Gladney, Dru C. (March 2000). "China's National Insecurity: Old Challenges at the Dawn of the New Millennium". Asian Perspectives on the Challenges of China, Washington, D.C.: Institute for National Security Studies, National Defense University. 
• Lin, Qingxin (2005). Brushing History Against The Grain: Reading the Chinese New Historical Fiction, 1986-1999. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 96220969. 
• "著名回族作家张承志下榻穆斯林大厦 (Famous Hui author Zhang Chengzhi staying at Muslim Building", Xinhua News Agency, 2006-05-17. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.