There is no better way to understand Mongolian culture than to know how they live alongside animals. Accessible and insightful, this fascinating book explains how animals are companions of humans not only in daily life but also in cosmological adventures and magical events. From history to the ethnography of Mongol herders, to up-to-date urban legends, this is a broad survey that is also full of delightful new information.
Caroline Humphrey
University of Cambridge, co-author of Shamans and Elders
Baasanjav Terbish is a Social Anthropologist with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Sex in the Land of Genghis Khan (2023). His research focuses on the culture, language, and history of Mongol peoples in Mongolia and Russia. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic and an affiliated scholar at The Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit at the University of Cambridge.