Old and new religions in Tuva

Authors

  • Marina V. Mongush D. S. Likhachev Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage

Keywords:

Siberia; Tuva; Tibet; shamanism; neoshamanism; Buddhism; non-traditional beliefs; confessional situation; protestant communities; the South Korean church; Jehovah Witnesses; missionaries; confessional identity

Abstract

The article is about different religions in Tuva in different periods of time — pre-Soviet, Soviet and post-Soviet. The main focus is the contemporary confessional situation in the Republic. Traditional and non-traditional beliefs are studied. This article is based, in particularly, on materials gathered during field-work  which was conducted by the author in Tuva in the 2000–2010s.

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Published

28.02.2012

How to Cite

Mongush, M. V. (2012) “Old and new religions in Tuva”, The New Research of Tuva, 1. Available at: https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/356 (Accessed: 19.05.2024).

Issue

No. 1 (2012)

Section

Tuva yesterday, today, tomorrow

Author Biography

Marina V. Mongush, D. S. Likhachev Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage

Doctor of History, Chief Research.

Honored worker of  General Education of the Russian Federation, Honored worker of Science of the Republic of  Tuva.

Postal address: 2  Kosmonavtov St., 129366Moscow, Russian Federation.

Tel.: +7 (495) 686-13-24.

E-mail: monmarvas@mail.ru

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