The interrelationship of relics and images in Christian and Buddhist culture
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Bulletin of death and life studies -- vol. 5; "Death and life"and visual culture -- 1; Bulletin of death and life studies -- v. 5.; "Death and life" and visual culture -- 1.
Publisher: Global COE Program DALS, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tokyo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9784925210607
Subjects: Relics; Congresses; Christian art and symbolism; Buddhist art and symbolism
Notes: "This publication is the proceedings of the symposium ... held on 15 December, 2007 hosted by the Global COE Program 'Development and Systematization of Death and Life Studies (DALS)', one of the research institutes in the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Interrelationship of relics and images in Christian and Buddhist culture / Akira Akiyama; title: Section 1: The cult of śarīra and sovereignty / Romi Hida; title: From holy fragments to material artifact and back : on relics and images in early medieval visual culture / Erik Thunø; title: Golden flesh, radiant bones : the unity of relic and reliquary in medieval perception / Scott B.Montgomery; title: Portrait sculpture and relic veneration in Japan / Kensuke Nedachi; title: Section 2: Discussion / Romi Hida ... [et al.].