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Mongolia: Shamanism is Making a Comeback
When Degi, a 24-year-old web designer in Mongoliaís capital, Ulaanbaatar, hit a pedestrian in July 2008 with his Daewoo sedan, his luck took a turn for the worse. His company didnít get a contract he was hoping for, and misfortune seemed to hover over his personal life. The family of the victim extorted money from him, threatening to sue and warning him that they had connections in the courts. So Degi, like many Mongolians, took his troubles to a shaman.

ALMANAC FACTS

Area: 1,565,000 sq km (604,250 sq mi)
Population: 2,751,314
Capital: Ulaanbaatar 627,000
President: Nambariin Enkhbayar
Religion: Buddhist Lamaist 50%, none 40%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%
Life Expectancy: 64.17 years
GDP per capita: $1,800
OPEN SOCIETY FORUM:

Open Society Forum
Erdenejargal Perenlei, Director
Jamiyan gun Street - 5/1
Sukhbaatar District
Ulaanbaatar - 48, Mongolia
Tel: 976-11-313-207
Fax: 976 11 324 857
E-mail: jargal@soros.org.mn


EURASIANET SERIES: THE SEARCH FOR GENGHIS KHAN
Controversial race to find Khan's tomb gains international interest. (Photo by Joshua Kucera)

The Search for Genghis Khan: Part Five
PR Plays a Big Role in the Search for Genghis Khan's Grave
BY JOSHUA KUCERA
The Valley of the Khans project, the American-led effort to find the tomb of Genghis Khan, has gone to great lengths to appeal to Mongolian sensibilities. Project leaders have hired Mongolian partners, including two prominent scholars, a "local media and political consultant/liaison" and a public relations agency.

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