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Mongolian Culture

Mongolian culture is tightly knit with its' history and religio-social lifestyle of the nomads of Mongolian steppes. Today, the culture of Mongolia is perceived and understood in light of the history of the Mongols.

I understand that Mongolian history largely determines its' the modern culture or at least in this case has strong influence on the psyche of the Mongols.

The history is gone and it does not change anymore but you can project your own biases and beliefs into it. However, the culture evolves as the time goes by and is greatly flexible and shaped by the religio-socio-political life of the people.



Genghis Khan and the history of Mongol Empire are the national pride of the Mongols today. One can see it in every aspects of the culture like arts, music, literature etc.

First thing, Mongolians will proudly identify themselves as the descendants of great lord Genghis Khan. Ironically, many Mongolians know very little about him, they started idolizing and worshiping him like a god.

Secondly, many Mongolians will identify themselves being Buddhists as true Mongolian identity today. There is very small number of Shamans claiming themselves to be pure blood Mongols. The nomadic lifestyle has been greatly influenced by these worldviews over the centuries and the culture of Mongolia is inseparably interwoven with such.

Surprisingly, there is a growing sympathy towards Christianity amongst mostly younger generation and the number of adherents is rapidly growing, especially, in the urban Mongolia. These folks identity themselves as the new conquerors of the world not with swords but the Gospel.

This is what I think about the culture of Mongolia and I will let the experts in Mongolian culture to take over from here.

Click here to read an introduction to Mongolian family culture.

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