The Phenomenon of the Sacralization of the Earth in the Religious Dominants of the Mongolian Peoples

Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v30i3.9086
  • Lyubov’ Lubsanovna Abaeva Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences luba-abaeva@mail.ru
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Abaeva L.L. The Phenomenon of the Sacralization of the Earth in the Religious Dominants of the Mongolian Peoples. Vlast’ (The Authority). 2022. Vol. 30. No. 3. P. 264-270. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v30i3.9086

Abstract

The article analyses ethnic stereotypes, moral categories and ethical priorities of Mongolian peoples in the process of adapting Buddhist ideas and practices. In our opinion, the results of their creative activities regarding the phenomenon of the sacralization of the Earth (totemistic, animistic, ritual and symbolic knowledge) clearly manifested in the subsequent forms of their religious cultures, especially in Buddhist practices, modernizing, transforming and evolving in accordance with the social, economic and political demands of society.
Keywords:
Mongolian peoples; ethnic stereotypes; moral categories; ethical imperatives; religious dominant; sacralization; Earth

Author Biography

Lyubov’ Lubsanovna Abaeva, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Dr.Sci. (Hist.), Professor; Chief Researcher of the Department of Philosophy, Cultural Anthropology and Religious Studies

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Received: 08.07.2022

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Abaeva, L. L. (2022). The Phenomenon of the Sacralization of the Earth in the Religious Dominants of the Mongolian Peoples. Vlast’ (The Authority), 30(3), 264-270. https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v30i3.9086
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Vol 30 No 3 (2022)
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