The Jewel Translucent Sutra: Altan Khan and the Mongols in the Sixteenth Century - Rilegato

Elverskog, Johan

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 9004132619 ISBN 13: 9789004132610

Casa editrice: Brill Academic Pub, 2003

Riassunto

The first full-fledged critical edition and historical study of the Erdeni Tunumal Sudur, the Mongolian history of Altan Khan and his descendants, offers a full historical and literary evaluation of this unique and fairly reliable, but long neglected discovery in Mongolian studies.
The book includes a transcription, word index and English translation, as well as extensive commentary on the historical events of Altan Khan's region, especially the 1550 attack on Beijing, the 1571 peace accord with the Ming, and the 1578 meeting with the Dalai Lama and the subsequent Buddhist conversion.
In particular, the author shows how Altan Khan's reformulation of the boundaries of Dayan Khan's Mongol nation and state catalyzed the political fragmentation of the Mongols, with dire consequences in relation to the rising Manchu state. Vital for a better understanding of Mongol history during the late Ming.

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L'autore:

Johan Elverskog, Ph.D. (2000), Indiana University, is Assistant Professor of Asian Religions at Southern Methodist University. He has published several works on the history of Buddhism in Inner Asia including Uygur Buddhist Literature.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Brill Academic Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 9004132619
• ISBN 13: 9789004132610
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 400