This is a cross-cultural study of the multifaceted relations between Buddhism, its materiality, and instances of religious violence and destruction in East Asia

All cultures make, and break, images. Striking Images, Iconoclasms Past and Present explores how and why people have made and modified images and other cultural

The transformations Buddhism has been undergoing in the modern age have inspired much research over the last decade. The main focus of attention has been the ph

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