A reference entry on Umai, the Turkic and Mongol guardian deity of birth and infants named in the Old Turkic inscriptions of Mongolia.
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Reliability Tier2
Denis Sinor's Umai entry, originally written for Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Religion and reproduced by Encyclopedia.com, is by a leading specialist in Central Asian and Inner Asian studies, the middle tier reflecting a reference-work entry rather than a peer reviewed journal article, notwithstanding the author's genuine scholarly standing. NotesSigned by Denis Sinor, a historian of Central Asia and Inner Asian studies. Published in the Encyclopedia of Religion and reproduced by the commercial reference aggregator Encyclopedia.com (Gale). Reliable for Umai's attested role and her appearance in the Old Turkic inscriptions of Mongolia.
Citation
AuthorDenis Sinor
PublisherEncyclopedia.com (Gale, a Cengage Company), reproducing the Encyclopedia of Religion
Publication Year1987
URLhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/umai
Source Typereference
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This source names Mongolia directly: "in the Old Turkic inscriptions of Mongolia."
Source Umai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)Denis Sinor
This source names Mongols directly: "A reference entry on Umai, the Turkic and Mongol guardian deity of birth and infants named in the Old Turkic inscriptions of Mongolia."
Source Umai (Encyclopedia of Religion, via Encyclopedia.com)Denis Sinor
Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)
This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Articles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.
- Sources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.
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