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The purpose of this chapter is to explore the complex three-way relationships between population trends, ethnicity and religion among the Buryat people of eastern Siberia, which differ from those found among the Islamic Central Asian peoples but may be similar, on the other hand, to the situation among the Tuvins, Kalmyks, or Yakuts.
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Humphrey, C. (1989). Population Trends, Ethnicity and Religion among the Buryats. In: Wood, A., French, R.A. (eds) The Development of Siberia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20378-9_8
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