| A Tract for the Buryats 1., Aufl. Edition Contributor(s): Bawden, Charles R. (Author), Walravens, Hartmut (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3447059907 ISBN-13: 9783447059909 Publisher: Harrassowitz OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Central Asia |
| Dewey: 266.008 |
| LCCN: 2009466015 |
| Series: Abhandlungen Fur die Kunde Des Morgenlandes |
| Physical Information: 105 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: F. Babinger, biographer of Isaak Jakob Schmidt (1779-1847), the founder of Mongolian Studies, lists "Two Little Christian Tracts" among his early publications in Mongolian; no later Mongolist apparently ever saw or described this booklet published in 1818. A probably unique copy came to light in the Library of the German Oriental Society and was transcribed and translated by Charles Bawden who is known for his careful studies of Christian missions among the Mongols. The printed text is given in facsimile. A detailed commentary analyzes the text and traces the inconsistent Christian terminology which was apparently still in an experimental stage. Schmidt's Mongolian assistants, Badma and Nomtu, were probably mainly responsible for the translation. A preface informs about the versatile printer N. Grec while an appendix gives mission reports and a related Mongolian correspondence in contemporary German paraphrase. |