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The Mongolia-Tibet interface; opening new research terrains in Inner Asia; proceedings
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The Mongolia-Tibet interface; opening new research terrains in Inner Asia; proceedings.
Int'l Association for Tibetan Studies Seminar (10th: 2003: Oxford) Ed. by Uradyn E. Bulag and Hildegard G.M. Diemberger.
BRILL
2007
381 pages
$168.00
Hardcover
Brill's Tibetan studies library; v.10/9
DS786
The four-session panel was held to extend the discussion began in a special 2002 edition of Inner Asia devoted to the interface between Tibetan and Mongolian cultures. Scholars from the region and elsewhere in the world present a wide range of material and approaches. The topics include the demise of Buddhism in Inner Mongolia, the story of Dugar Jaisang and popular views of Mongolian-Tibetan relations from Mongolian perspectives, Danzan Ravjaa as the fierce drunken lord of the Gobi, and Mongol cultural sites and customs in modern 'Dan Gzhung (Tibet Autonomous Region). No index is provided.
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