Bhutan : mountain fortress of the gods / general editors, Christian Schicklgruber & Françoise Pommaret.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the USA by Random House, Inc., 1998.Description: 276 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 31 cmISBN: - 157062352X (cloth)
- 954.498 23 Sch322b
- DS491.5 .B48 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265) and index.
Foreword / King of Bhutan -- Introduction / Christian Schicklgruber -- 1. The Country and its Heritage -- The Lay of the Land / Gerald Navara -- Ethnic Mosaic: Peoples of Bhutan / Francoise Pommaret -- From Fortress to Farmhouse: A Living Architecture / Marc Dujardin -- A Village in Central Bhutan / Martin Brauen -- The Thirteen Traditional Crafts / Barry Ison -- 2. Bhutanese Buddhism -- Religion and Rituals / Mynak Tulku -- Gods and Sacred Mountains / Christian Schicklgruber -- 3. History and Nationhood -- The Birth of a Nation / Francoise Pommaret -- The Way to the Throne / Francoise Pommaret -- 4. A Nation on the Move -- Tradition and Development / Karma Ura -- Women in the City / Kunzang Choden.