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Herd Agency: Rethinking Herd–Herder Relations in Mongolia and Qinghai, China

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2020
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Ichinkhorloo, B., Bumochir, D., & Ahearn, A. (2020). Herd Agency: Rethinking Herd–Herder Relations in Mongolia and Qinghai, China. Inner Asia, 22(2), 183–198. https://doi.org/10.1163/22105018-12340146

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In this article, we draw upon ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Mongolia and China to develop understandings of herd–herder (mal–malchin) relations further. We focus primarily on horse-herding practices and related divisions of labour, and the three concepts of herd intuition (zön), serenity (taa) and fortune (buyan, khishig, zaya), to present additional interpretations of human–animal relations in Mongolia. Through this exploration, we develop the concept of herd agency and examine how it relates to specific horse-herding knowledg

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  • Ichinkhorloo, Byambabaatar
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  • Bumochir, Dulam
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  • Ahearn, Ariell
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22

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2

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183

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198

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English

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2020-11-04

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2021-02-05

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1464-8172

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Hybrid

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78 since deposited on 2021-02-05
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105 since deposited on 2021-02-05
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Ichinkhorloo, B., Bumochir, D., & Ahearn, A. (2020). Herd Agency: Rethinking Herd–Herder Relations in Mongolia and Qinghai, China. Inner Asia, 22(2), 183–198. https://doi.org/10.1163/22105018-12340146

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