Russia: Ask Your Friendly Local Lama or Shaman
Russia: Ask Your Friendly Local Lama or Shaman
Author(s): J. Lee JacobsonSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Buryats of Aginsk; Russia; Siberia; political; economical turbulance; datsan; Buddhist monastery; prayers; Lake Baikal; Mongol origin; Buryat language; tourist complex at Alkhanai National Park; pilgrimage; Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology;
Summary/Abstract: The Buryats of Aginsk are turning to old ways in search of shelter from political and economic turbulence.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 05/19
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
