Healing Waters in Mongolia
Abstract
With a specific attention to water and its capacity for healing of human ailments, as well as being a source for enhancing wellbeing, balance and vitality, this chapter examines the role of water in therapeutic contexts in Mongolia, emphasising the curative and preventive qualities water holds for people. The Mongolian land, its waters, mountains, fauna and flora encompass what can be thought of as a “therapeutic landscape” and are by many Mongolians considered as pivotal to their physical, mental and emotional health. The chapter discusses how water relates to the healing of imbalances in the body-mind and how these healing processes can be seen as embodying and solidifying distinct aspects of being from, and living in, a homeland ( nutag ).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
High Altitude and Hypoxia
Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Mongolian Healing
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Pages
- 76–88
- Publication date
- 30 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter