Bhutan : traditions and changes / / edited by John A. Ardussi and Françoise Pommaret.

• Superior document: Brill's Tibetan studies library, v. 10/5
• Author: International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
• TeilnehmendeR: Ardussi, John.; Pommaret, Françoise.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 10/5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Notes: "PIATS 2003, Tibetan studies, proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford 2003."
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; A preliminary investigation of bhutanese castle ruins and caves associated with Lha Sras Gtsang Ma /; Lo Gsar celebration: The significance of food in the noble and religious family of O Rgyan Chos Gling (Central Bhutan) /; Bstan ’Dzin Chos Rgyal’s Bhutan legal code of 1729 in comparison with Sde Srid Sangs Rgyas Rgya Mtsho’s guidelines for government officials /; Acquiring power: becoming a Pawo (Dpa’ Bo) /; Ob virulentas nonnularum herbarum exhalationes /; Kaḥ Thog Pa Bsod Nams Rgyal Mtshan (1466–1540) and the foundation of O Rgyan Rtse Mo in Spa Gro /; Patterns in the ritual dissemination of Padma Gling Pa’s treasures /; Rituals and pilgrimage devoted to Aum Jo Mo Re Ma Ti by the ’Brog Pas of Me Rag of eastern Bhutan /; Estate and deities: A ritual from central Bhutan. The Bskang Gso of O Rgyan Chos Gling /; Changing the contours of the legal landscape: The Jabmi Act 2003 /; Bibliography /; Brill’s tibetan studies library /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 1282396919; 9786612396915; 9047420233
• ISSN: 1568-6183
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by John A. Ardussi and Françoise Pommaret.

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.