To browse Academia. Joseph Conrad's linguistic background is rooted in at least three different environments, namely Polish, being his mother tongue, French, the first foreign language that he acquired proficiency in, and English, the second foreign language that he learned and the language of his oeuvre. These linguistic and cultural diversities and their outcomes have been of keen interests to scholars, readers and reviewers.
Conrad's mastery in acquiring English as a foreign language was appreciated from the beginning of his writing career, as testified to, among others, by an anonymous reviewer who stated in Essentially a stylist in English, it is only to him a borrowed language [ I can think of no other instance of a foreigner learning to write English as Mr. Conrad writes it, while certainly few native writers have anything approaching his veneration for its beauties and its possibilities.
Services SIS indeksleri tarafından taranan uluslararası hakemli akademik bir dergidir ve senede iki kez yayımlanır. Dergide yayımlanan makalelerin sorumluluğu yazarlarına aittir. The article is devoted to the problem of the influence of Buddhism on the legal tradition in Mongolia. The scientific relevance of the study concerning the history of interaction of Buddhism and legal tradition lies in the fact that religion and law are the values and norms that regulate social relations, revealing level and condition of morality of society, determining the system of value coordinates.
The analysis of the culturalhistorical context of interaction of legal and religious institutions is of particular importance. In this regard, the questions regarding the history of interaction of Buddhism and legal traditions in Mongolia are of special interest. A common in the religious studies view on Buddhism as a contemplative religion, indifferent to political-legal issues, is not entirely true. The study showed that Buddhism had a significant influence on the formation of state-legal relations in Mongolia.
Inclusion of the Buddhist Canon law in the national legislation contributed to strengthening of the provisions of the world religion in the Mongolian society. As a result it became an important regulator of legal relations.
