Buddhist Art, Artifact and Culture Worldwide
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 1357
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Current scholarly research is more often than not looking at Buddhism through the lens of various disciplines such as religious studies, art history, archaeology, and philosophy, with some works considering Buddhism through interdisciplinary methodologies that bring together elements from each. This Special Issue weaves yet another thread through this wonderfully complex pattern within Buddhist studies by looking at Buddhist visual culture globally as it manifests in various parts of the world both past and present. The goal of this Special Issue is to raise awareness of the breadth of Buddhism’s reach worldwide as well as the depth of what has been achieved in the form of related art, artifacts, and constructed spaces. Ideally, the topic will connect to bigger Buddhist paradigms in the textual or visual realms and demonstrate their interrelatedness across time and space, but manuscripts focusing on Buddhist works unique to a given area, specific time, or particular ritual context will also be considered, especially if they are dealing with areas of the world where Buddhism is less often given scholarly attention.
Prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors are encouraged to initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 200–400 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest editor (kucera@stolaf.edu) or to the Religions editorial office (evelyn.zeng@mdpi.com). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editor for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.
Prof. Dr. Karil J. Kucera
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Buddhism
- global
- worldwide
- local
- Buddhist art
- Buddhist material culture
- Buddhist artifacts
- Buddhist sacred site
- Buddhist constructed space
- Buddhist architecture
- pagoda
- cave
- temple
- relic
- sculpture
- painting
- image
- icon
- transnational exchange
