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Buddhism in Mongolian history, culture, and society /

"Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society explores the unique elements of Mongolian Buddhism while challenging its stereotyped image as a mere replica of Tibetan Buddhism. Vesna A. Wallace brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars to explore the interaction betwe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wallace, Vesna A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Vesna A. Wallace
  • Part I
  • 1. What Happened to Queen Jönggen? / Johan Elverskog
  • 2. The Western Mongolian Clear Script and the Making of the Buddhist State / Richard Taupier
  • 3. Shakur Lama: The Last Attempt to Build the Buddhist State / Baatr Kitinov
  • 4. Modernities, Sense Making, and the Inscription of Mongolian Buddhist Place / Matthew King
  • 5. Envisioning a Mongolian Buddhist Identity through Chinggis Khaan / Vesna A. Wallace
  • Part II
  • 6. Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism / Uranchimeg Ujeed
  • 7. Zanabazar (1635-1723): Vajrayana Art and the State in Medieval Mongolia / Uranchimeg Tsultemin
  • 8. The Power and Authority of Maitreya in Mongolia Examined through Mongolian Art / Uranchimeg Tsultemin
  • 9. A Literary History of Buddhism in Mongolia / Simon Wickham-Smith
  • 10. How Vajrapani Became a Mongol / Vesna A. Wallace
  • 11. What Do Protective Deities, Mongolian Heroes, and Fast Steeds Have in Common? / Vesna A. Wallace
  • 12. Buddhist Sacred Mountains, Auspicious Landscapes, and Their Agency / Vesna A. Wallace
  • Part III
  • 13. Criminal Lamas: Court Cases Against Buddhist Monks in Early Socialist Mongolia / Christopher Kaplonski
  • 14. Transition and Transformation: Buddhist Women of Buryatia / Karma Lekshe Tsomo
  • 15. The Social and Cultural Practices of Buddhism: The Local Context of Inner Mongolia in the First Half of the Twentieth Century / Hurelbaatar Ujeed.