The Living Religious and Cultural Traditions of Bhutan: Catalogue

Title: The Living Religious and Cultural Traditions of Bhutan: Catalogue

Corporate Authors: National Museum of India and National Commission for Cultural Affairs, Bhutan

Foreword: Lyonpo Thinley Gyamtsho

Message: Maneka Gandhi

Publisher: National Museum

Place of Publication: New Delhi

Year: 2001

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

Pages: ix, 122

Illustrations: Illustrated

ISBN-10: 81-85832-16-1

ISBN-13: 978-81-85832-16-6

India Club BC: 23974

Description

This illustrated catalogue accompanied The Living Religious and Cultural Traditions of Bhutan, an exhibition organized jointly by India’s Department of Culture and Bhutan’s National Commission for Cultural Affairs. Presented at the National Museum in New Delhi in 2001, the exhibition brought together religious, artistic and cultural objects representing Bhutan’s distinctive material heritage and living traditions.

The catalogue documents objects drawn from Bhutanese monasteries, fortresses and cultural institutions, including manuscripts, textiles, stone vessels, armour, dance costumes and metalwork. It also introduces aspects of Bhutanese Buddhist art, architecture, craftsmanship and ceremonial culture, placing the exhibited material within the country’s religious and historical setting.

As an official record of a significant India–Bhutan cultural exhibition, the volume is valuable for research collections concerned with Bhutan, Himalayan studies, Buddhist art, material culture, museum studies, religious studies and South Asian art history.

Condition

New and unused copy from India Club’s preserved inventory. Stored securely in a protective plastic covering.