: Karin Altmann
: Fabric of Life - Textile Arts in Bhutan Culture, Tradition and Transformation
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH& Co.KG
: 9783110428612
: Edition AngewandteISSN
: 1
: CHF 45.40
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: Kunst
: English
: 432
: Wasserzeichen
: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
: PDF
This extensive work dedicated to the unique textile art of Bhutan is an impressive illustration of how closely art, spirituality, and life are interwoven in the last of the Buddhist kingdoms in the Himalayas. It gives new insight into Bhutanese cosmology, worldview, culture, and society, which is associated with a variety of historical, philosophical, religious, social, and artistic perspectives.



Karin Altmann, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria