The Religions of MongoliaIn this study Walther Heissig focuses on the existence in Mongolia of religious forms which have more ancient roots even than Buddhism. Professor Heissig is mainly concerned in the present book with those beliefs and concepts which belong to the non-Buddhist folk religion of the Mongols. |
Contents
The shamanism of the Mongols | 14 |
The spread of Lamaism | 24 |
The Lamaist suppression of shamanism | 36 |
The Mongolian folk religion and its pantheon | 46 |
The constellation of the Seven Old Men and | 81 |
46 | 118 |
Bibliography | 128 |
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Abadai Khan already Altan Khan ancestors Ataya Tngri Banzarov blessing Buddha Buddhist Buryat called Chahar China Chinese chronicle Činggis Khan colour concepts cult custom Dalai Lama Damdinsürüng Dayan Degereki Dayičin Tngri demons drum Earth East Mongolian eighteenth century Emperor enemies Eternal Heaven evil Fire Tngri fire-deity folk religion folk-religious functions Geser Khan Geser Khan epic gods gurtum heavenly Heissig herds holy horse Ibid ICang skya Khutukhtu incense-offering Inner Mongolia invocation Khalkha Khorchin Köke Kuan-ti Lamaist Lamaist church Lamaist pantheon Ligdan Khan Loc.cit lord Manaqan Manchu Mergen mighty monasteries Möngke Tngri Mongolian folk religion Mongolian language Mongolian shamans Mongols monks Mostaert mountain Neyiči Toyin ninety-nine tngri Odqan Oirat Ongghot Ordos origin Partanen Peking Poppe Pozdneyev prayers protective deity protective spirits Qormusta Tngri region religious request Rinchen ritual shamanistic sixteenth century Sülde Tngri Text Third Dalai Lama Tibet Tibetan tradition translated Tsaghan Ebügen White Old worship Yüan