Time, Causality and Prophecy in the Mongolian Cultural Region

This book will appeal to a range of scholars and students interested in prophetic and apocalyptic movements, religious studies and politics, as well as those with a more general interest in Inner Asia. Central Asia has a longstanding tradition of prophets who have either challenged or collaborated with political leaders and current interest in prophetic announcements has surfaced recently due to uncertainties about the future. This book explores the arenas in which prophets and their...
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This book will appeal to a range of scholars and students interested in prophetic and apocalyptic movements, religious studies and politics, as well as those with a more general interest in Inner Asia. Central Asia has a longstanding tradition of prophets who have either challenged or collaborated with political leaders and current interest in prophetic announcements has surfaced recently due to uncertainties about the future. This book 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. The contents include Prophecy in Written Texts by Uranchimeg Borjigin, A Case Study of Prophecies in Political Life by Caroline Humphrey, The Contemporary Distribution of Prophecy and the Performance of Prophets by Oyantugalag Ayush, Oral prophecy and How Cyclical Time Meets Prophetic Time by Rebecca Empson.