Time, Causality and Prophecy in the Mongolian Cultural Region - Visions of the Future

How do prophets and prophecies influence decision-making processes, 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 focuses on roles and distributed language of prophecy in relation to these questions.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Rebecca Empson (Editore)
• Editore: Brill
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2006
• EAN: 9781901903799
• ISBN: 978-1-901903-79-9
• Pagine: 254
• Peso: 500 g
• Serie: Inner Asia Book
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni