The Raven Crown: The Origins of Buddhist Monarchy in Bhutan

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The Raven Crown: The Origins of Buddhist Monarchy in Bhutan is a historical study by scholar Michael Aris that traces the development of Bhutan’s Buddhist theocratic monarchy and the symbolism and institutions surrounding its royal dynasty.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
historical study ⓘ
about Bhutanese state formation ⓘ
institutional development of Bhutan’s royal government ⓘ
origins of Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
relationship between Buddhism and kingship in Bhutan ⓘ
religious symbolism in Bhutanese kingship ⓘ
academicDiscipline history ⓘ
political science ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ
author Michael Aris ⓘ
countryOfFocus Bhutan ⓘ
describes evolution of Bhutan’s royal institutions ⓘ
iconography of the Raven Crown ⓘ
interaction of monastic and royal authority in Bhutan ⓘ
religious legitimation of Bhutanese kingship ⓘ
field Bhutanese studies ⓘ
Buddhist studies ⓘ
Himalayan history ⓘ
focusesOn Bhutanese theocratic governance ⓘ
Drukpa Kagyu Buddhist tradition in Bhutan ⓘ
Wangchuck dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Wangchuck

symbolic role of the raven in Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
genre historical non-fiction ⓘ
political history ⓘ
hasScholar Michael Aris ⓘ
historicalScope formation of the Bhutanese state ⓘ
pre-modern Bhutan ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Bhutanese monarchy ⓘ
Bhutanese royal dynasty ⓘ
Buddhist theocratic monarchy in Bhutan ⓘ
political institutions of Bhutan ⓘ
symbolism of the Raven Crown ⓘ
setIn Himalayan region ⓘ

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Michael Aris → notableWork → The Raven Crown: The Origins of Buddhist Monarchy in Bhutan ⓘ
Michael Vaillancourt Aris → notableWork → “The Raven Crown: The Origins of Buddhist Monarchy in Bhutan” ⓘ
linked to: The Raven Crown: The Origins of Buddhist Monarchy in Bhutan