Time, causality and prophecy in the Mongolian cultural region : visions of the future
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Time, causality and prophecy in the Mongolian cultural region : visions of the future
（Inner Asia series）
Global Oriental, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
How do prophets and their prophecies influence the processes of decision-making, concepts of authority and ideas about causality and time? How can we talk about prophets and prophecy in the Mongolian cultural region when prophetic forms and people seem so varied? This book brings together anthropologists, historians and religious specialists to focus on the role of prophets and the distributed language of prophecy in relation to these questions. Central Asia has a longstanding tradition of prophets who have either challenged or collaborated with political leaders, and due to new uncertainties about the future, current interest in prophetic announcements has recently re-surfaced. This volume explores the arenas in which prophets and their prophecies have influenced the processes of decision-making, concepts of authority and ideas about causality and time in the Mongolian cultural region.
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1 Circulating Prophetic Texts
- 2 Prophecy and Sequential Orders in Mongolian Political History
- 3 The President and the Seer: A Case Study of Prophecy and Scientific Attitudes in Modern Political Life
- 4 The Transmission and Source of Prophecy in Contemporary Mongolia
- 5 Recalling Past Futures: The Property of Oral Prophecies and Lay-prophets
- 6 The repetition of Mongolian Prophetic Time
- Index
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