全球视野中的菲律宾伊斯兰化历史进程

菲律宾南部的穆斯林问题一直是现代菲律宾社会的热点,历史上的菲律宾也经受过伊斯兰教的重大影响。伊斯兰教传入菲律宾是它在东南亚迅猛的传播、扩张运动的一个组成部分,其传入菲律宾的过程可分为四个历史阶段。在全球视角中,菲律宾的伊斯兰化始于伊斯兰在全世界范围内东扩到达东南亚,一面是伊斯兰教东进,一面是西班牙西进、葡萄牙东进,在东南亚东端的菲律宾相遇碰撞。所以菲律宾的伊斯兰化是整个伊斯兰世界的扩张及其与基督教世界的争夺中的一个组成部分,是基督教世界绕过半个地球来到远东与伊斯兰世界再次发生文明冲突的碰撞的标志。

Historical Development of Islam in Philippines: A Global Perspective

The Muslim in the south has always been a focus of the modern Philippines' society. Islam has been an important factor in Philippine history. From the perspective of Islam's global expansion, this article reviews the development of Islam in Philippine history in four historical phases. When Islam was marching eastward and the Spanish was marching westward, they finally met at the eastern part of Southeast Asia, the modern Philippines, where symbolizes the clash of civilization between Islam world and Christian world.