432 Pages With Many Color Illustrations. Printed In Austria. Paperback Edition.
Size :- 9.6 X 1.4 X 11.8 Inches. 2015. Berlin/Boston.

C O N T E N T S
Introduction 6
Textiles In The Cultural History Of Bhutan 9
Bon And Buddhism 91
Colours, Threads And Cloths In
Ritual Contexts 105
Sacred Festivals And Dances 121
Jampe Lhakhang Drup- A Case Study 133
Chom Lineages And Dance Coustumes
Of Bhutan 183
The Production Of Textiles 233
Creativity And Tradition-positioning
Textiles Art Between Freedom Of Artistic Expression And Subjection To Sirict Rules 289
Textiles And Mysticism 303
Gender-specific Attribution In Bhutanese
Society 309
The Importance Of Textiles To The Life
Of Society And Individuals 329
Bhutan’s Textile Art In Trasition 359
Prospects:- Textile Art As A Cultural
Heritage For Young People In Bhutan. 391
Epilogue 414
Acknowledgments 417
Appendix 419
Glossary 420
Reference 432
Imprint 435