Attempts to Buddhicise the Cult of Chinggis Khan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5117331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Hurcha (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-57 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Inner Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-8172 • E-ISSN: 2210-5018 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/146481709793646384 |
| OpenAlex | W2085791700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Buddhism and the cult of Chinggis Khan are part of the Mongolian cultural and religious heritage. Through extensive textual and historical analysis, N. Hurcha argues that the cult of Chinggis Khan instituted in the thirteenth century has survived repeated attempts of Buddhist monks to incorporate it into the Buddhist ritual and cosmology. The paper poses important questions as how to balance the conflicting moral qualities represented by these two cultural and religious institutions of the Mongols
Ancient history · Archaeology · Balance (ability · Buddhism · Cult · Cultural heritage · Sociology · Anthropology · Chinese history and philosophy · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2019 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |