Asnaf - Asnaf

Japanese: アスナーフ - あすなーふ
Asnaf - Asnaf

…It is not uncommon for guilds to be involved in city politics in China, but there was no sign of them taking a stand against the authorities and ushering in a new era.
[Guilds in Islamic Society]
In premodern Islamic cities, merchants and craftsmen formed trade associations called tariqas, ta'fa, hilfas, san'a, sinf, and a'naf. However, these organizations were not exactly the same as the typical autonomous guilds found in medieval Europe, but were government-controlled organizations.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Asnaf" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギルドが都市の政治と関係する例は中国でも珍しくないが,権力に対抗して新しい時代をひらくような方向はみられなかった。【梅原 郁】
【イスラム社会のギルド】
 前近代のイスラム都市において商人・手工業者は,タリーカ,ターイファṭā’fa,ヒルファḥirfa,サンアṣan‘a,シンフṣinf,アスナーフaṣnāfなどと呼ばれる同職組合をつくっていた。しかし,これらの組織は中世ヨーロッパにみられる自治権をもった典型的なギルドとまったく同じものではなく,政府によって統制された組織であった。…

※「アスナーフ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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