Dear All, A question was posed to me recently by Caroline Humphrey that leaves me curious about something. Her question to me was about the visit to the Kangxi court of the Mergen Gege'en, supposedly the occasion for his composition of the liturgy for fire worship of Chinggis. I think most to the answer to Caroline's questions relates to Mongol practices, and I suggested that, among other things, she read Chris Atwood's 1996 in article History of Religions. However, this left me curious about Manchu/Tungusic/Northeast Asian traditions of fire worship. I only know a little bit about it and among Manchus rituals there is, in my impression, only a faint residual impression of the fire reverence. Is there a good history of fire worship or ritual in Northeast Asia, among non-Mongolian speakers? I found tidbits on Evenk and Orochen practices, just wondering if there is something more developed somewhere. Thanks for any suggestions, Pamela