Exhibiting the Exotic, Simulating the Sacred: Tibetan Shrines at British and American Museums

Tibetan material culture has often been displayed in museums in the form of shrines. In these displays, Tibetan culture has been defined for viewers as overridingly religious, that is to say Buddhist. Why have shrine displays become such popular curatorial strategies? What effects do they achieve co...

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Main Author: Imogen Clark
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Laboratoire d'Ethnologie et de Sociologie Comparative 2016-10-01
Series:Ateliers d'Anthropologie
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ateliers/10300
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