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The Spread of Buddhism Among Western Mongolian Tribes Between the 13th and 18th Centuries : Tibetan Buddhism in the Politics and Ideology of the Oirat People.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (324 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773421615
  • 0773421610
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Spread of Buddhism Among Western Mongolian Tribes Between the 13th and 18th Centuries.DDC classification:
  • 294.3095 294.39230951709022 22
LOC classification:
  • BQ286
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Overview of Sources and Literature on the History of Buddhism of the Oirats; Chapter Two Overview of Literature; Chapter Three The Religious Views of the Oirats Before the Fall of the Yuan Dynasty; Chapter Four Tibetan Buddhism of the Western Mongolians Between the Fifteenth and the Mid-Seventeenth Centuries; Chapter Five Specific Features of Oirat Buddhism in the Middle Ages; Chapter VI Tantrism and Shamanism; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Glossary; Index
Summary: Unlike the majority of Mongolian scholarship, this work examines the history of Buddhism among Mongolian ethnic groups. Numerous works exist on the Oirats and their history, but most of the research has been devoted to the study of Buddhism in the Mongolian empire during its formative years.

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Unlike the majority of Mongolian scholarship, this work examines the history of Buddhism among Mongolian ethnic groups. Numerous works exist on the Oirats and their history, but most of the research has been devoted to the study of Buddhism in the Mongolian empire during its formative years.

Cover Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Overview of Sources and Literature on the History of Buddhism of the Oirats; Chapter Two Overview of Literature; Chapter Three The Religious Views of the Oirats Before the Fall of the Yuan Dynasty; Chapter Four Tibetan Buddhism of the Western Mongolians Between the Fifteenth and the Mid-Seventeenth Centuries; Chapter Five Specific Features of Oirat Buddhism in the Middle Ages; Chapter VI Tantrism and Shamanism; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Glossary; Index

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