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Book SynopsisPresents the intricate and colourful history of Ikh Khüree and of Zanabazar. Author Uranchimeg Tsultemin makes the case for a multifaceted understanding of Mongol agency during the Géluk's political ascendancy and the Qing appropriation of the Mongol concept of dual rulership (shashin tör) as the nominal ""Buddhist Government"".
Trade ReviewThe brilliance of Uranchimeg Tsultemin's book lies in the recovery of material that has been overlooked—especially art, architecture, and ritual objects—and, moving beyond iconographic and stylistic analyses, to consider their sociopolitical history. Uranchimeg's use of a wide variety of written and material sources read together and against one another has produced a fascinating study. A Monastery on the Move is an impressive and pioneering work. Uranchimeg Tsultemin, one of only a small handful of scholars of Mongolian Buddhist art that I am aware of, weaves history, religion, politics, and Buddhist art into a narrative that illuminates the interactions and mutual influences of these areas in Mongolian religious and political lives. She opens up the world of Mongolian Buddhist art in ways we have not seen before.
