Refurbish, Reconsecrate, Repurpose. Handling Old and Incinerated Icons in Medieval Japan

Benedetta Lomi

Refurbish, Reconsecrate, Repurpose. Handling Old and Incinerated Icons in Medieval Japan

Department of Religion and Theology

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Abstract

This article explores how different religious institutions in the Heian and Kamakura periods handled refurbishments and repurposing of their sacred icons, and tackles the issues surrounding the lack of records for “sending away” ceremonies in premodern sources. By focusing on the repeated performance of eye-opening rites, and on the deliberations surrounding the burning of the icon of Kamatari at Tōnomine, this article probes the extent to which paradigms of conservation and repurposing outweigh the one of material production.

Original language	English
Journal	Ars Orientalis
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 1 Oct 2021

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Special Issue Proposal for Ars Orientalis, Guest Editor: Halle O’Neal “Reuse and Recycling in Japanese Visual and Material Cultures”

Keywords

Buddhist Rituals
Sacred Icons
Japanese Material Culture

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Refurbish, Reconsecrate, Repurpose. Handling Old and Incinerated Icons in Medieval Japan

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