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Fabric of Life - Textile Arts in Bhutan.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Edition Die Angewandte, University PressPublication details: De Gruyter, 2015.Description: 1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 311042861X
  • 9783110428612
  • 9783110428735
  • 3110428733
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fabric of Life - Textile Arts in Bhutan : Culture, Tradition and Transformation.DDC classification:
  • 746 23
LOC classification:
  • NK8876.8
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction; Textiles in the Cultural History of Bhutan; Bon and Buddhism; Colours, Threads and Cloths in Ritual Contexts; Sacred Festivals and Dances; Jampe Lhakhang Drup -- A Case Study; Cham Lineages and Dance Costumes of Bhutan; The Production of Textiles; Creativity and Tradition -- Positioning Textile Art between Freedom of Artistic Expression and Subjection to Strict Rules; Textiles and Mysticism; Gender-Specific Attribution in Bhutanese Society; The Importance of Textiles to the Life of Society and Individuals; Bhutan's Textile Art in Transition.
Prospects: Textile Art as a Cultural Heritage for Young People in Bhutan?Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Glossary; References; Imprint.
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Introduction; Textiles in the Cultural History of Bhutan; Bon and Buddhism; Colours, Threads and Cloths in Ritual Contexts; Sacred Festivals and Dances; Jampe Lhakhang Drup -- A Case Study; Cham Lineages and Dance Costumes of Bhutan; The Production of Textiles; Creativity and Tradition -- Positioning Textile Art between Freedom of Artistic Expression and Subjection to Strict Rules; Textiles and Mysticism; Gender-Specific Attribution in Bhutanese Society; The Importance of Textiles to the Life of Society and Individuals; Bhutan's Textile Art in Transition.

Prospects: Textile Art as a Cultural Heritage for Young People in Bhutan?Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Glossary; References; Imprint.

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