Patronage & Legitimation Strategies
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This research cluster analyses the special conditions guiding Tibetan, Chinese, Khotanese, Tanguts, and Uyghurs as patrons, both individually and ensemble. A discussion of the religious sentiments and characteristics of the representatives of these cultural groups peoples is given with focus on their functioning in the same or adjacent localities.