A Cultural History of Bhutan, 2 vols, by B. Chakravarti

[Vol. 1] Bhutan: The Land & the People: The Mons; Khens; Koch; Milogpas; Brokpas & Bramis; Doyas; The Bodo-Bhutanese Encounter; The Serological Data; The 'Race' & the 'Nation'; Indigenous Religion of Bhutan;Bon Religion; Physical, Material & Socio-Political Aspects of Bhutanese Culture: The Physical Features; The Paleolithic Age; The Neolithic Finds; The Chalcolithic Age; The Iron Age; The Socio-Political Aspects; Advent of Buddhism in Bhutan; Religious & Cultural Syncretism: The Siva-Kuntuzangpo Cult; The Cult of Tara-Dolma; Hayagriva-Tamdin Cult; The Swastika-Yundrun (Yurrung) Cult; Epilogue; Appendix: Ecology, Landscape, Agriculture & Mining; [Vol. 2] The Later Buddhist Sects of India & Tibet: The Sautantrikas, Vaibhasikas, Madhyamikas & the Vijnanavada Schools; The Vajrayana, Mantrayana, Sahajayana & Kalacakrayana; The rNingmapa Sect; The Gelugpa Sect; Sakayapa Sect; The Kagyupa Sect; The Drukpa Sub-Sect; The Sects & the Saints in Bhutan; Rituals & Ceremonies in Bhutan; The Social Aspects of Bhutanese Culture: The Games & Festivals of Bhutan; The Customs,Manners & Life-Style of the Bhutanese People; The Material Aspects of Bhutanese Culture: The Chortens (Stupas); The Llakhangs (Temples); The Dzongs (Fortiified Monasteries); The Political Aspects of Bhutanese Culture: External Relations; Internal Administration; The Economic & Ecological Aspects; Appendices: The Laws of Shabdrung; Suppression of Truth (Correspondence); The Truth About Bhutan. Pagination runs: [Volume 1]viii,211,(4) pp; [Volume 2] vii, 192,(4) pp.