TY  - BOOK
ED  - International Seminar on Bhutanese Studies
ED  - Centre for Bhutan Studies.
TI  - The spider and the piglet: proceedings of the First International Seminar on Bhutan Studies
SN  - 999361422x
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Thimphu
PB  - Centre for Bhutan Studies
KW  - Bhutan
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Congresses
N1  - Electronic copy available on RTC Cloud in "Library" folder; Includes bibliographical references; CONTENTS: Education system and the ladder of success --     Rare Buddhist texts kept in Orgayn Chos Gling -- The     Thrimzhung Chenmo and the emergence of contemporary     Bhutanese legal system -- Review of judicial reforms in     Bhutan -- Bhutan-China relations : Towards a  new step in     Himalayan politics -- Rhetoric and reality: an assessment     of the possible impact of WTo on Bhutan -- Linking trade     with environment in the context of WTO: Why is the option     good for Bhutan -- Spiritually motivated natural     resources protection in eastern Bhutan -- Echoes of  ancient ethos: Reflections on some popular Bhutanese  social themes -- Religion and gender values in a changing  world -- The spider, the piglet and the vital principle:  a popular ritual for restoring the Srog; CONTENTS: Keynote address at the opening of the first    international seminar on Bhutan studies -- Glimpses of    the history of the rGya clan with reference to Nyangtod,    , 1Ho Mon and Neary Lands -- A brief account of Hungrel    Drung Drung -- The Underground fortress of Bangtsho ruler    -- The gDung lineages of central and eastern Bhutan --    The fascinating life of Lama Ghangchub Tsongru -- Bhutan    and Tibet in European cartography -- British-Indian    medical service officers in Bhutan in the early part of    the 19th century -- Development of cursive Bhutanese    writing -- Difficulty in  teaching Dzongkha in an English  medium system -- Bhutan's endangered languages
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