The Cultural Appropriation of Buddha in American Advertisements

Employing a mixed qualitative and quantitative method, this paper explores why and how Buddha is being reimagined, appropriated, and baked into American advertisements, as well as what underlying values inform such a practice. Building upon previous scholars’ work, we argue that Buddha-branded adve...

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Main Authors: Jiemin Bao, William M. Willis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for the Study of Global Buddhism 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Global Buddhism
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Online Access:https://www.globalbuddhism.org/article/view/1992

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