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Author:   Vesna A. Wallace (Professor of Buddhist Studies, Department of Religious Studiess,, Professor of Buddhist Studies, Department of Religious Studiess,, UC Santa Barbara)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 24.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.714kg
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9780199958641

ISBN 10:   0199958645
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   19 February 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Acknowledgments Contributors 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

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With the revival of Mongol Buddhism following the fall of the Soviet Union, conditions for the study of Mongol Buddhist traditions improved dramatically. Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society well represents the new scholarship that this has enabled. The fifteen carefully prepared essays published here shed welcome new light on many aspects of Mongolian Buddhism that have been previously neglected. --Matthew Kapstein, Director of Tibetan Studies, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris

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Vesna A. Wallace is a Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her areas of specialization include Indian and Mongolian Buddhist traditions. She has published extensively on Indian and Mongolian Buddhism, including four books and numerous articles.

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