Tengrism
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- Terminology and relationship with shamanism
- Historical Tengrism
- Orkhon inscriptions
- {{anchor|Tengriism in Arghun Khan's letter to the King of France (1289 AD)|Tengriism in Arghun Khan's letter to Pope Nicholas IV (1290 AD)}}Arghun's letters
- Tengrism in the ''Secret History of the Mongols''
- Contemporary Tengrism
- Symbols and holy places
- Beliefs
- Gods
- Three-world cosmology
- Heavenly world
- Subterranean world
- Souls
- Anthropology
- Creation story
- Tengrism and Buddhism
- Tengrism and Islam
- Conversion
- Contemporary views
- Tengrism and Christianity
- Contemporary era
- Mongolia
- Modern revival
- Demographics
- See also
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Secondary sources
- Modern Tengrist authors
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Peak of Khan Tengri at sunset
Tengrism (also known as Tengriism, Tengerism, or Tengrianism) is a belief system originating in the Eurasian steppes, based on shamanism and animism. It generally involves the titular sky god Tengri. According to some scholars, adherents of Tengrism view the purpose of life as to be in harmony with the universe.