Mongolian Buddhism through Historical Photography: Czechoslovak Perspective

BĚLKA, Luboš. Mongolian Buddhism through Historical Photography: Czechoslovak Perspective. In Mongolian Buddhism in Practice. Second international workshop on Mongolian Buddhism. 2017.

Basic information

Original name

Mongolian Buddhism through Historical Photography: Czechoslovak Perspective

Name in Czech

Mongolský buddhismus a historická fotografie: Československá perspektiva

Authors

BĚLKA, Luboš

Edition

Mongolian Buddhism in Practice. Second international workshop on Mongolian Buddhism, 2017

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Hungary

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Outer Mongolia; Aleš Hrdlička; Mongolia; Tibetan Buddhism; Mongolian Buddhism; historical photography; Czechoslovakia

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Abstract

V originále

The contribution deals with the history of photographic portrayal of Outer Mongolia since the first visit of an American Anthropologist and (later) Czechoslovak patriot Ales Hrdlicka in the year 1912 up to the present. Although the Czechoslovak historical photography documenting the Mongolian Buddhism is not a significant asset to the pictorial treasury in comparison with the Russian and Soviet historical photography, its contribution is not negligible. This is because in particular after World War II, when the number of visitors from the West was limited due to political reasons, Czechoslovak citizens were able to take exceptional photos of Mongolian life, including Mongolian Buddhism.