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This illustrated volume presents a wide variety of themes from the historical and modern periods of Bhutan, illustrating change and adaptation to new realities. Topics covered include the exploration of early history, Buddhism and the lives of Bhutanese Buddhist saints, the changing role of local, non-Buddhist religious practitioners in today’s society, traditional law and the emergence of a modern legal system, and the seasonal celebrations of an aristocratic family from central Bhutan. The book will be of special interest to students of early Tibetan history, legal history, comparative sociology and cultural anthropology of the Himalayan regions.

Bhutan --- Bhoutan --- Bhotan --- Boutan --- Bootan --- ʼBrug-yul --- Druk-yul --- Phūthān --- Kingdom of Bhutan --- ʼBrug Rgyal-khab --- Dru Gäkhap --- Bhoetan --- بوتان --- Būtān --- Reino de Bután --- Botan --- Vutã --- Tetã Vutã --- Butan Krallığı --- Бутан --- Бутан Короллеге --- Butan Korollege --- Каралеўства Бутан --- Karaleŭstva Butan --- Кралство Бутан --- Kralstvo Butan --- Kraljevina Butan --- Бутан патшалăхĕ --- Butan patshalăkhĕ --- Bhútánské království --- Teyrnas Bhutan --- Kongedømmet Bhutan --- Königreich Bhutan --- Iiʼniʼ Tłʼiishtsoh Bikéyah --- Bhutani Kuningriik --- Μπουτάν --- Βασίλειο του Μπουτάν --- Vasileio tou Boutan --- Butano --- Bhutano --- Reĝlando Butano --- Bhutango Erresuma --- Kongaríkið Bhutan --- Kongsríkið Butan --- Royaume du Bhoutan --- An Bhútain --- Bhútain --- Ríocht na Bútáine --- Rìoghachd Bhutàin --- Бутанмудин Нутг --- Butanmudin Nutg --- 부탄 --- Put'an --- Butana --- Civilization

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By the end of the 19th century, British imperial medical officers and Christian medical missionaries had introduced Western medicine to Tibet, Sikkim, and Bhutan. Their Footprints Remain uses archival sources, personal letters, diaries, and oral sources in order to tell the fascinating story of how this once-new medical system became imbedded in the Himalayas. Of interest to anyone with an interest in medical history and anthropology, as well as the Himalayan world, this volume not only identifies the individuals involved and describes how they helped to spread this form of imperialist medicine, but also discusses its reception by a local people whose own medical practices were based on an entirely different understanding of the world.

Medicine --- History --- Tibet Autonomous Region (China) --- Sikkim (India) --- Bhutan --- History. --- Health Workforce --- Bhoutan --- Bhotan --- Boutan --- Bootan --- ʼBrug-yul --- Druk-yul --- Phūthān --- Kingdom of Bhutan --- ʼBrug Rgyal-khab --- Dru Gäkhap --- Bhoetan --- بوتان --- Būtān --- Reino de Bután --- Botan --- Vutã --- Tetã Vutã --- Butan Krallığı --- Бутан --- Бутан Короллеге --- Butan Korollege --- Каралеўства Бутан --- Karaleŭstva Butan --- Кралство Бутан --- Kralstvo Butan --- Kraljevina Butan --- Бутан патшалăхĕ --- Butan patshalăkhĕ --- Bhútánské království --- Teyrnas Bhutan --- Kongedømmet Bhutan --- Königreich Bhutan --- Iiʼniʼ Tłʼiishtsoh Bikéyah --- Bhutani Kuningriik --- Μπουτάν --- Βασίλειο του Μπουτάν --- Vasileio tou Boutan --- Butano --- Bhutano --- Reĝlando Butano --- Bhutango Erresuma --- Kongaríkið Bhutan --- Kongsríkið Butan --- Royaume du Bhoutan --- An Bhútain --- Bhútain --- Ríocht na Bútáine --- Rìoghachd Bhutàin --- Бутанмудин Нутг --- Butanmudin Nutg --- 부탄 --- Put'an --- Butana --- Sikhim (India) --- Sikkim --- Sikkima (India) --- Tibetan Autonomous Region (China) --- Hsi-tsang tzu chih chʻü (China) --- Xizang Zizhiqu (China) --- 西藏自治区 (China) --- Hsi-tsang tzu chih chʻü jen min cheng fu (China) --- Xizang Zizhiqu ren min zheng fu (China) --- TAR --- Xizang Autonomous Region (China) --- Bod Raṅ-skyoṅ-ljoṅs (China) --- Bod (China) --- Sitsang (China) --- Tibet (China) --- Thibet (China) --- Tibet-Chamdo (China) --- Tübüt (China) --- Xizang (China) --- Tibet --- TAR (China) --- Bhutan. --- Тибет (China) --- Tu̇vd (China) --- Tȯvȯd (China) --- 西藏 (China) --- culture and instituten --- culture and institutions --- geschiedenis --- history, geography, and auxiliary disciplines

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Bhutan, das letzte buddhistische Königreich im Himalaya, konnte durch seine abgeschiedene Gebirgslage, die zurückhaltende Außenpolitik und die Grundprinzipien des Buddhismus bis heute eine beachtenswerte Textilkunst bewahren, die mit allen Aspekten des Lebens verwoben ist. Karin Altmann stellt Bhutans Textilien in ihrer Vielfalt vor: sie sind Kleidung und Alltagsobjekt, Währung und Handelsware, markieren als Geschenke wichtige Ereignisse im Laufe eines Lebens und bezeugen den sozialen Status einer Person. Sie sind aber auch integraler Bestandteil bei sakralen Festen, Tänzen und Ritualen, gewähren einen Einblick in die mystische und religiöse Weltanschauung der bhutanischen Bevölkerung und reflektieren zugleich die Konzeption von Gender in der bhutanischen Gesellschaft. Das Buch erzählt so auch die Geschichte eines Landes, das in einer globalisierten Welt sensibel nach einer Balance zwischen Tradition und Fortschritt sucht. 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. The remote mountain location, low-key foreign policy, and basic principles of Buddhism has made it possible for Bhutan, the last of the Buddhist kingdoms in the Himalayas, to preserve a remarkable form of textile art that is interwoven with all aspects of life. Karin Altmann shows us Bhutan textiles in their diversity: they are clothes and everyday objects, currency and commodity, mark important events as gifts during life, and are testament to the social status of a person. But they are also an integral aspect of religious festivals, dances, and rituals that provide insight into the mystical and religious beliefs of the Bhutanese people, and reflect the concept of gender in Bhutanese society. The book also tells the story of a country that is searching for a sensitive balance between tradition and progress in a globalized world.

Textile fabrics, Bhutanese. --- Textile fabrics --- Textile crafts --- Fabric crafts --- Textile arts --- Textile fiber crafts --- Handicraft --- Fancy work --- Fiberwork --- Cloth --- Fabrics --- Textile industry and fabrics --- Textiles --- Decorative arts --- Dry-goods --- Weaving --- Textile fibers --- Bhutan textile fabrics --- Bhutanese textile fabrics --- Textile fabrics, Bhutan --- Bhutan --- Bhoutan --- Bhotan --- Boutan --- Bootan --- ʼBrug-yul --- Druk-yul --- Phūthān --- Kingdom of Bhutan --- ʼBrug Rgyal-khab --- Dru Gäkhap --- Bhoetan --- بوتان --- Būtān --- Reino de Bután --- Botan --- Vutã --- Tetã Vutã --- Butan Krallığı --- Бутан --- Бутан Короллеге --- Butan Korollege --- Каралеўства Бутан --- Karaleŭstva Butan --- Кралство Бутан --- Kralstvo Butan --- Kraljevina Butan --- Бутан патшалăхĕ --- Butan patshalăkhĕ --- Bhútánské království --- Teyrnas Bhutan --- Kongedømmet Bhutan --- Königreich Bhutan --- Iiʼniʼ Tłʼiishtsoh Bikéyah --- Bhutani Kuningriik --- Μπουτάν --- Βασίλειο του Μπουτάν --- Vasileio tou Boutan --- Butano --- Bhutano --- Reĝlando Butano --- Bhutango Erresuma --- Kongaríkið Bhutan --- Kongsríkið Butan --- Royaume du Bhoutan --- An Bhútain --- Bhútain --- Ríocht na Bútáine --- Rìoghachd Bhutàin --- Бутанмудин Нутг --- Butanmudin Nutg --- 부탄 --- Put'an --- Butana --- Social life and customs.

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Social structure. --- Humanitarian law. --- Public health. --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Humanitarian conventions --- International humanitarian law --- War (International law) --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Sociology --- Social institutions --- Barris pobres --- Desigualtat social --- Salut pública --- Fronteres --- Bhutan --- Índia --- Higiene pública --- Higiene social --- Salubritat --- Sanitat --- Sanitat pública --- Salut --- Serveis socials --- Abastament d'aigua --- Assistència sanitària --- Avaluació del risc per la salut --- Cementiris --- Contaminació --- Contaminació de l'aigua --- Cribratge --- Desinfecció --- Enginyeria sanitària --- Enterrament --- Epidemiologia --- Higiene ambiental --- Higiene escolar --- Higiene industrial --- Higiene rural --- Higiene veterinària --- Hospitals --- Inspecció dels aliments --- Infermeria de salut pública --- Malalties professionals --- Malalties infeccioses --- Manipulació dels aliments --- Medicina social --- Planificació sanitària --- Salut mental --- Salut mundial --- Salut pública dental --- Serveis sanitaris --- Soroll --- Veterinària preventiva --- Legislació sanitària --- Medicina preventiva --- Política sanitària --- Protecció del consumidor --- Sanejament --- Desigualtat econòmica --- Desigualtats econòmiques --- Desigualtats socials --- Desigualtat --- Desigualtat d'oportunitats --- Justícia social --- Igualtat d'oportunitats educatives --- Classes socials --- Igualtat --- Capital social (Sociologia) --- Barris desfavorits --- Barris desheretats --- Barris --- Ciutats --- Límits --- Aigües jurisdiccionals --- Conflictes fronterers --- Fronteres marítimes --- Uti possidetis (Dret internacional) --- Territori nacional --- Bharat --- República de la India --- República de l'Índia --- Àsia del Sud --- Ajantha (Índia) --- Assam (Índia : Estat) --- Brahmaputra (Àsia : Curs d'aigua) --- Calcuta (Índia) --- Delhi (Índia) --- Kodagu (Índia : Regió) --- Goa (Índia : Estat) --- Jammu i Caixmir (Índia : Estat) --- Kerala (Índia : Estat) --- Madràs (Índia) --- Madhya Pradesh (Índia : Estat) --- Maharashtra (Índia : Estat) --- Orissa (Índia : Estat) --- Panjab (Índia : Estat) --- Rajasthan (Índia : Estat) --- Uttar Pradesh (Índia : Estat) --- Caixmir (Àsia : Regió) --- Bhotan --- Bhoten --- Bhoutan --- Druk-Yul --- Regne de Bhutan