Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society

"This volume offers a thoughtful insight into current scholarship on Mongolian Buddhism. It is presented as a variable, non-unified, but yet specific form of Buddhism, which developed in close interaction with indigenous religion and culture." -- Jana ValtrovÃ! (Masaryk University), Religious Studies Review Vol. 44.1 "This volume offers a thoughtful insight into current scholarship on Mongolian Buddhism. It is presented as a variable, non-unified, but yet specific form of Buddhism, which developed in close interaction with indigenous religion and culture." -- Jana Valtrova (Masaryk University), Religious Studies Review Vol.44 "This volume provides readers with important evidence and ideas for understanding well the historical, cultural, and social context of Buddhism in the Mongolian world. Without a doubt, as a whole, this is an innovative and progressive work on the subject."--Khohchahar E. Chuluu, H-Net "Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture and Society is the most comprehensive edited volume detailing research on Mongolian Buddhism to date....The range of the book is impressive, especially as it relates to the heterogeneous histories of Mongolian Buddhism."--Inner Asia "With the revival of Mongol Buddhism following the fall of the Soviet Union, conditions for the study of Mongol Buddhist traditions improved dramatically. Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society well represents the new scholarship that this has enabled. The fifteen carefully prepared essays published here shed welcome new light on many aspects of Mongolian Buddhism that have been previously neglected." --Matthew Kapstein, Director of Tibetan Studies, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris "In sum, this book is an important read for everyone interested in Mongolian studies in relation to history and religious studies." --Religious Studies Review