Uranchimeg Ujeed
Biographic Data
| ID | 1506765 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Uranchimeg Ujeed |
| GIVEN NAMES | Uranchimeg |
| FAMILY NAME | Ujeed |
| SIGNATURE | UJEED U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7170-6586 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Kinship imaginaries of similarity and difference
In much of the world the intensification of nationalism during the COVID-19 pandemic manifested itself as a desire for more strictly controlled borders. In this paper, however, we identify a ‘cross-border’ form of solidarity that emerged in Inner Mongolia, China. Here, ethnic Mongols share cultural and linguistic ties with people across the border in independent Mongolia. Through an analysis of Inner Mongolian media, we show how COVID-19 prompted…
Reclaiming self-esteem
Becoming shamans to be healed
Healing through ritual has often been a common facet of shamanic traditions. Catching “shamanic illness” is recognised as a sign of a candidate in many cultures. However, among the Horchin Mongols in China, this phenomenon has taken on a modern twist. Many individuals, who are afflicted by so-called “incurable” illness, are turning to shamanism. What is interesting is that they do not do this to get healed by shamans, but rather seek self-heal th…
Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism
This chapter investigates the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism, whose core figure was Mergen Gegeen, a chief incarnation of the head lama of Mergen Monastery. The Mergen Tradition represents a unique case in the history of Buddhism in Mongolia, because all of its practices have been carried out exclusively in the Mongolian language at the time when virtually all Mongolian Buddhist monastic, ritual practices were performed in the Tibetan lan…
A Mongolian Source on the Manchu Manipulation of Mongolian Buddhism in the Seventeenth Century
This paper explores the Manchu manipulation of Mongolian Buddhism during the early stages of their empire building period by looking at the Kangxi Emperor's patronage of the Second Neichi Toyin (1671-1703) based on his biography written in 1756 by Dharma Samudra (Nomundalai
Kinship imaginaries of similarity and difference
In much of the world the intensification of nationalism during the COVID-19 pandemic manifested itself as a desire for more strictly controlled borders. In this paper, however, we identify a ‘cross-border’ form of solidarity that emerged in Inner Mongolia, China. Here, ethnic Mongols share cultural and linguistic ties with people across the border in independent Mongolia. Through an analysis of Inner Mongolian media, we show how COVID-19 prompted…
Reclaiming self-esteem
A Mongolian Source on the Manchu Manipulation of Mongolian Buddhism in the Seventeenth Century
This paper explores the Manchu manipulation of Mongolian Buddhism during the early stages of their empire building period by looking at the Kangxi Emperor's patronage of the Second Neichi Toyin (1671-1703) based on his biography written in 1756 by Dharma Samudra (Nomundalai
Establishment of the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism
This chapter investigates the Mergen Tradition of Mongolian Buddhism, whose core figure was Mergen Gegeen, a chief incarnation of the head lama of Mergen Monastery. The Mergen Tradition represents a unique case in the history of Buddhism in Mongolia, because all of its practices have been carried out exclusively in the Mongolian language at the time when virtually all Mongolian Buddhist monastic, ritual practices were performed in the Tibetan lan…
Becoming shamans to be healed
Healing through ritual has often been a common facet of shamanic traditions. Catching “shamanic illness” is recognised as a sign of a candidate in many cultures. However, among the Horchin Mongols in China, this phenomenon has taken on a modern twist. Many individuals, who are afflicted by so-called “incurable” illness, are turning to shamanism. What is interesting is that they do not do this to get healed by shamans, but rather seek self-heal th…
Kinship imaginaries of similarity and difference
In much of the world the intensification of nationalism during the COVID-19 pandemic manifested itself as a desire for more strictly controlled borders. In this paper, however, we identify a ‘cross-border’ form of solidarity that emerged in Inner Mongolia, China. Here, ethnic Mongols share cultural and linguistic ties with people across the border in independent Mongolia. Through an analysis of Inner Mongolian media, we show how COVID-19 prompted…
Reclaiming self-esteem
Art (3 works) · China (3 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (3 works) · History (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Buddhism (2 works) · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Linguistics and Cultural Studies (2 works)