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TOC Outline

1. Author’s Biography
2. Introduction
3. 1. Culture and Cosmology
4. 2. The Dog
   1. Part I
   2. The Dog in Cosmology
   3. Part II
   4. The History of Human-Dog Relations
   5. Conclusion
5. 3. The Marmot
   1. Part I
   2. The Marmot in Cosmology and Traditional Medicine
   3. Part II
   4. History: The Marmot, the Plague Control, and Modern Medicine
   5. Part III
   6. Science, Pseudoscience, and the Plague
   7. Conclusion
6. 4. The Cat
   1. Part I
   2. The Cat in Cosmology, Modern Stories, and Ancient Legends
   3. Part II
   4. The Origins of Cats in Mongolia and the Evolution of Their Image
   5. Conclusion
7. 5. The Camel
   1. Part I
   2. The Camel in Culture
   3. Part II
   4. The Camel as Livestock
   5. Conclusion
8. Epilogue
9. Acknowledgments
10. Bibliography
11. Index

Headings Outline

• Contents
• Author’s Biography
• Introduction
• 1. Culture and Cosmology
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    • The Primary Function of Culture
    • A Very Short History of Mongolia
    • Mongol Culture and Its Transformation
    • Chimps, Bonobos, and Human Culture
    • Living Entities: Sacred Places and Spiritual Animals in Mongol Culture
    • The Cultural Foundation: Cosmology and Religion
    • Bolson Yavdal Stories
• 2. The Dog
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    • The Dog’s Role in the Nomadic Camp
  • Part I
  • The Dog in Cosmology
    • Good Dogs
    • Bad Dogs
    • Cosmology
    • The Ban on Dogs Entering Human Dwellings and Its Origins
  • Part II
  • The History of Human-Dog Relations
    • A Short Overview of the Dog in History
    • Dogs Under the Qing Rule
    • The Dog’s Role in Funerary Rites
    • Dogs Under State Socialism
    • Sharik the Dog
    • Dogs, Ghosts, and Socialism
    • State of Dogs After State Socialism
    • Resurging Beliefs and Stray Dog Management
    • Nationalism and Xenophobia in Democracy
    • Dogs in Nationalist Discourse
  • Conclusion
    • A Tale of Love and Hate?
    • Shamanic Stories, Zoophilia, and Sexuality
• 3. The Marmot
  • Part I
  • The Marmot in Cosmology and Traditional Medicine
    • The Marmot in Cosmology
    • Traditional Knowledge of the Plague
    • The Use of Marmot Parts in Traditional Medicine
    • Hunting the Marmot
    • Sacred Places
    • The Impact of Buddhism on Animals and Locations
  • Part II
  • History: The Marmot, the Plague Control, and Modern Medicine
    • Yersinia Pestis
    • The Marmot in History
    • The Plague in the Times of the Mongol Empire
    • The Plague in the Ecological History of the Mongol Empire
    • The Plague in Mongolia’s Post-Imperial History
    • The Control of the Plague During the Socialist Period
    • The Marmot as a State Commodity
    • In Post-Socialist Mongolia
  • Part III
  • Science, Pseudoscience, and the Plague
    • Stories, Religion, and Communism
    • Russian Cosmism
    • Science, Superstition, and Conspiracies Under Communism
    • Science in Socialist Mongolia
    • Aliens, Spirituality, and Pseudoscience in the Post-Socialist Period
    • Folk Healing Reinvented
  • Conclusion
• 4. The Cat
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    • The Cat in Different Cultures
  • Part I
  • The Cat in Cosmology, Modern Stories, and Ancient Legends
    • The Cat in Cosmology
    • The Cat in Bolson Yavdal Stories
    • The Cat in Buddhist Legends
    • The Cat in Pre-Socialist Folklore
    • The Manul
  • Part II
  • The Origins of Cats in Mongolia and the Evolution of Their Image
    • The Origins of Cats and Settlements in Mongolia
    • The Bad Cat in the Socialist Period
    • The Good Cat Under Socialism
    • My Childhood and Teenage Years
    • The Cat Today
  • Conclusion
• 5. The Camel
  • Part I
  • The Camel in Culture
    • The Camel in Cosmology
    • Seterleh, the Ritual of Consecration
    • Taboos
    • Mother-Offspring Bond in Biology, Culture, and Folklore
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        • Lamentation of the mother camel separated from her calf and hired in a caravan
        • Lamentation of the young camel separated from his mother
    • Mother-Offspring Bonding Ritual
  • Part II
  • The Camel as Livestock
    • The Camel in History
    • The Mongolian Camel
    • My Father’s Family
    • Weather Forecast by Looking at Camel Behavior
    • Characteristics of Camels
    • Utilizing Camels: From Milk to Wool
    • Camel Training
    • Camel Breeding Practices
    • The End of a Camel’s Life
  • Conclusion
• Epilogue
• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography
• Index
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