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Will the God Win?: The Case of the Buddhist Mummy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2017

Zuozhen Liu
Zuozhen Liu*
Affiliation:
Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Email: llzz118@163.com
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Abstract:

This article concerns the case of a stolen 1,000-year-old Buddhist mummy, known as the statue of Zhanggong-zushi, which caught the attention of the international community. The statue of Zhanggong-zushi is the embodiment of God in the eyes of the locals, and the treatment of human remains is controversial and sensitive. This case opens a discussion as to how Western courts should consider religious interests in the disputes of stolen cultural property. It is very important for the art world to understand how locals feel about the loss of their culture or religion.

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Research Article
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International Journal of Cultural Property , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , May 2017 , pp. 221 - 238
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Copyright © International Cultural Property Society 2017 

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