Cloned Buddhas: mapping out the DNA of Buddhist heritage preservation.

This article considers how technological innovation transforms the value of religious materiality in Buddhist heritage reproduction projects in Japan. To illustrate the religiously and politically charged landscape of heritage care, I focus on the reproduction technologies developed by the Tokyo Uni...

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Published in:Cultural Studies Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 865 - 891
Main Author: Kolata, Paulina
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2024
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