The ontological spiral: Virtuosity and transparency in Mongolian games

Inner Asia

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-259

  Swancutt, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aleatory point; Fortune; Games; Intra species; Pedagogy; Perspective; Virtuosity

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL HERITAGE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL TRADITION; PLAY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 39649111964     PISSN: 14648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/146481707793646520     Document Type: Article

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