Receptacle of the Sacred

Receptacle of the SacredIn considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, Receptacle of the Sacred explores how and why the South Asian Buddhist book cult has survived for almost two millennia to the present. A book manuscript should be understood as a form of sacred space: a temple in microcosm, not only imbued with divine presence but also layered with the memories of many generations of users. Jinah Kim argues that

and ethical codes that continue to influence contemporary practices

The essays collected in this book tackle multiple dimensions of their work—from ontology to biopolitics

these emerging South African authors provoke

Carter Ratcliffe

Burcu Baykurt follows the work of civic entrepreneurs

A timely collection of essays examining the legacies and politics of knowledge production and the writing-back paradigm

Felix Salten und Richard Herbert Samuel

and local interests to shape fans’ ephemeral experience of moviegoing

On the basis of his extensive fieldwork in Rio di Janeiro

his point of departure is social and cultural history

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