The development and characteristics of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints in the religious landscape of mongolia
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https://doi.org/10.5564/spej.v49i40.5111Keywords:
religious geography, religious landscape, religious space, religion and society, situation of religion, new religious movement, new religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, MormonsAbstract
This article examines the development and distinctive features of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) within the religious landscape of Mongolia. Having entered Mongolia in the early 1990s, the LDS Church expanded rapidly within a relatively short period and has since become an important component of the country’s contemporary religious environment. The study outlines multiple dimensions of the Church’s presence in Mongolia, including its historical development, organizational structure, membership growth and demographic characteristics, as well as its social services and humanitarian activities.
Монголын шашны ландшафт дахь есүс христийн хожмын үеийн гэгээнтнүүдийн сүмийн төлөвшил ба онцлог
Хураангуй: Энэхүү өгүүлэлд Монголын шашны ландшафт дахь Есүс Христийн Хожмын Үеийн Гэгээнтнүүдийн Сүм (ЕХХҮГС)-ийн төлөвшил, онцлогийг авч үзэв. 1990-ээд оны эхэн үед Монголд нэвтэрч эхэлсэн ЕХХҮГС нь богино хугацаанд хурдацтай өргөжин тэлж, өнөөдөр Монголын шашны орчин үеийн төлөв байдлын чухал бүрэлдэхүүн хэсэг болжээ. Энэ судалгаа нь сүмийн түүхэн хөгжил, зохион байгуулалтын бүтэц, сүсэгтнүүдийн тоо, хүн ам зүйн шинж чанар, нийгмийн үйлчилгээ, хүмүүнлэгийн үйл ажиллагаа зэрэг олон талыг тоймлон авч үзсэн болно.
Түлхүүр үгс
шашны газарзүй, шашны ландшафт, шашны орон зай, шашин ба нийгэм, шашин шүтлэгийн төлөв байдал, шинэ шашны хөдөлгөөн, шинэ шашин, Есүс Христийн хожмын үеийн гэгээнтнүүдийн сүм, Мормончууд
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