Between the Buddha and the new Tsar : urban religion and minority politics at the Asian borderlands of Russia / Kristina Jonutytė.

Author/creator Jonutytė, Kristina, 1989- author.
Format Book
PublicationIthaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2026.
Copyright Date©2026
Descriptionxv, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Buryats in Russia: from "aliens" to model Soviets to complex modern identities -- Buryat Buddhism: politics and identity of a minority religion in Russia -- Urban Buddhism in Buryatia: continuing expansion encounters fragile diversity -- Being a pillar: Buddhist counseling -- Buddhist imperfections: religious giving and belonging.
Abstract "Between the Buddha and the New Tsar is an ethnography of contemporary urban Buddhism in Buryatia, Russian Federation. In this ethnically and religiously diverse borderland region, Buryat Buddhists are caught between the oppressive, militant Russian regime and the tenacity of local religious and cultural forms."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Jonutytė, Kristina, 1989- Between the Buddha and the new Tsar Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2026 9781501786075
LCCN 2025030949
ISBN9781501786068
ISBN9781501786051 (hardcover)
ISBN1501786059 (hardcover)
ISBN1501786067 (paperback)
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