Tuvinian Lama-shamans: Some stories from Mongun-Taiga
Humphrey, Caroline; Mongush, Marina

English translation of a story told by Bair Surunovich Irgit (b. 1918), included in part in the film “Herders of Mongun Taiga”, concerning lama-shamans.

subject: Buddhism, divination, shamanism, stories

Perestroika and the pastoralists: The example of Mongun-Taiga in Tuva ASSR
Humphrey, Caroline

An anthropology article discussing Caroline Humphrey’s observations from a visit to Tuva, conducted during the course of production for the film “Herders of the Mongun Taiga”.

subject: Tuva, USSR, pastoralism, socialism

Goyo Tarag
Thrift, Eric

SUMMARY: In February 2014, a pair of blurry images taken at the railway station in Ulaanbaatar began to make the rounds of Facebook in Mongolia.

subject: Mongolia, dairy, nationalism, social media