Commoditization of the sacred: production and transaction of Buddhist statues in fifth- to tenth-century China
This article investigates the relationship between two seemingly opposite aspects of Buddhist statues: being both a sacred object and a commodity. By looking at their production and transaction processes, it examines how these medieval Buddhist statues were ‘singularized’ and ‘commoditized,’ as well...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2019
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Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 105-121 |
Further subjects: | B
Monastic
B commodity B artisan B Production B Buddhist statue B Market B sacred object |
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