Fabric of Life - Textile Arts in Bhutan: Culture, Tradition and Transformation (Edition Angewandte)

Altmann presents a collection of photos of and research on the textiles of Bhutan, which are inspired by Tantric Buddhism, the official religion of Bhutan. The book explains how Bhutanese textiles are imbued with spiritual meaning and connected to all aspects of Bhutanese life. It shows the reader how textile arts can be used to show the far-reaching impact of Buddhism on the culture, worldview, and society of a group of people. This book would be of particular interest to art, art history, history, and sociology students and researchers in those fields. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)