Touching the Buddha: Encounters with a charismatic object

Christopher Wingfield

Touching the Buddha: Encounters with a charismatic object

Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Abstract

On Saturday 10 May 2008, just over 200 people gathered in front of a museum object: the Sultanganj Buddha in Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Museum Materialities
Subtitle of host publication	Objects, Engagements, Interpretations
Editors	Sandra Dudley
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	53-70
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203523018
Publication status	Published - 2010

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