Shamans, Lamas, and Evangelicals - The English Missionaries in Siberia

First published in 1985, Shamans, Lamas and Evangelicals tells the little known yet fascinating story of a missionary venture to Eastern Siberia in the year 1818. The mission was unusual in its conception and established by the London Missionary Society with the backing of the Tsar, Alexander I.

List of contents

Preface Acknowledgements Dates and Measurements 1. Early Plans 2. I. J. Schmidt and the Kalmucks 3. The Beginnings of the Mission 4. The Missionaries: Stallybrass and Rahmn 5. The Missionaries: Swan and Yuille 6. St Petersburg and the Buryat Zaisangs 7. The Journey to Irkutsk 8. From Irkutsk to Selenginsk 9. The Buryats of Transbaikalia 10. The Missionaries Separate 11. Family Life in Siberia 12. Missionary and Lama 13. Preaching to the People 14. The Mission Schools 15. Translating the Bible 16. Printing the Old Testament 17. The External Relations of the Mission 18. The End of the Mission Maps Appendix Bibliography Index.

About the author

C. R. Bawden was a Professor of the Mongolian language in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London from 1970 to 1984.

Summary

First published in 1985, Shamans, Lamas and Evangelicals tells the little known yet fascinating story of a missionary venture to Eastern Siberia in the year 1818. The mission was unusual in its conception and established by the London Missionary Society with the backing of the Tsar, Alexander I.

Product details

• Authors: C R BAWDEN Fba
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032641430
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3264143-0
• No. of pages: 422
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, c 1800 to c 1900, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, History of Religion, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, c 1810 to c 1819, Siberia