Output details
33 - Theology and Religious Studies
King's College London
Book title
Fortune and the Cursed : The Sliding Scale of Time in Mongolian Divination
Type
A - Authored book
DOI
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Publisher of book
Berghahn Books
ISBN of book
9780857454829
Year of publication
2012
Number of additional authors
0
Additional information
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Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
Yes
Double-weighted statement
The extensive research underpinning this 2012 book (284 pp) builds on several interlocking ethnographic case-studies (covering 5 years) obtained over 16 months of independent anthropological fieldwork in rural villages of Mongolia and China. The research produced a unique body of new primary source materials, gathered using rare local dialects of Mongolian and Chinese. Throughout the book, the author presents new and complex theory – recognised by peers as ‘invaluable’ – which shows step-by-step how ‘animistic’ religions resolve long-term problems with innovative remedies.
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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