Buddhist Literature and Art across Eurasia
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 3926
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ever since their emergence in ancient India, Buddhist literature and art across Eurasia have been continuously transmitted both vertically and horizontally, with the localization and self-renewal determined or affected by the translation of Buddhist scriptures, pilgrimages of Buddhist monks and believers, excavation of grottoes, commerce and trade along the Silk Road, construction of buildings and gardens, exchange of crafts and technology, etc. Most existing academic paradigms relating to the transmission of Buddhist culture, however, are limited to the writing of national histories or the discussion on a single medium, leaving the topic of integration and the mutual learning phenomenon of various media which span the Eurasian continent and communicate Buddhist literature and art unhighlighted. Nonetheless, the “material and visual turn”, which has won the attention of international humanities academia in recent years, provides us with an important dimension for observing the generation and change of Buddhist cultural and artistic heritage across Eurasia.
This Special Issue aims not only to fully demonstrate trans-regional, trans-ethnic, and trans-media case studies on Buddhist literature and art, but also, and more importantly, to advocate innovation in methodology and ideology. There are no requirements for a certain age or specific region for the paper. As for the content, it is encouraged to bring into discussion the literary and artistic interaction between Buddhism and other religions such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Taoism, Shintoism, etc.; meanwhile, comparative analysis of multilingual texts and in-depth exploration and interpretation of visual and up-to-date field archeological materials are highly welcomed. From the perspective of cultural exchange and mutual learning, the purpose of this Special Issue is to reconstruct the historical context of exchanges and interactions among different regions and different groups of people mediated by Buddhism, thus unveiling the shaping and regeneration of religious cultural landscape in Asia and Europe.
In this Special Issue of Religions, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Trans-cultural Buddhist literature;
- Buddhist images and trans-cultural Buddhist art history;
- Literary and artistic interactions between Buddhism and other religions;
- Text–image relationship in Buddhist literature and art;
- Transformation and transfiguration of Buddhist art as viewed from archeological findings;
- Trans-media Buddhist literature and art.
We look forward to receiving your contributions. Thank you very much!
Prof. Dr. Ming Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Eurasia
- Buddhist literature
- Buddhist art
- trans-media
- text–image interaction
