A Retrospective Outlook on Pastoralism
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Mongolica |
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| Keywords | Mongolia; mobile pastoralism; nomadism; animal husbandry; livestock breeding |
| Description | Mongols, who herd animals, are encompassed under various terms in the literature relating to Mongolia. In the paper, I attempt to reanalyze well-known academic determinations of Mongolian herders regarded as nomads or mobile pastoralists. Why do I recommend migrating pastoralism rather than nomadic and mobile pastoralism? The term is appropriately fixed to those pastoralists' theoretical and practical conditions. Mongolian shepherds can be regarded as migratory pastoralists rather than nomadic or mobile ones. The herders regularly migrate between specific areas and harmonize their dwelling places. |