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050			_aDS798.5 T56 _b2006
245			_aTime, Causality and Prophecy in the Mongolian Cultural Region : Visions of the Future _bvision of the future _cedited by Rebecca Empson
260			_bGlobal oriental _c2006
300			_a254 p.: _bills _c22 cm.
520			_aHow do prophets and their prophecies influence the processes of decision-making, concepts of authority and ideas about causality and time? How can we talk about prophets and prophecy in the Mongolian cultural region when prophetic forms and people seem so varied? This book brings together anthropologists, historians and religious specialists to focus on the role of prophets and the distributed language of prophecy in relation to these questions. Central Asia has a longstanding tradition of prophets who have either challenged or collaborated with political leaders, and due to new uncertainties about the future, current interest in prophetic announcements has recently re-surfaced. This volume explores the arenas in which prophets and their prophecies have influenced the processes of decision-making, concepts of authority and ideas about causality and time in the Mongolian cultural region.
700			_aEmpson Rebecca
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