Natasha Heller
Associate professor in Religious Studies at the University of Virginia and scholar of Chinese Buddhism, interviewed about her book Literature for Little Bodhisattvas: Making Buddhist Families in Modern Taiwan (U Hawai'i Press, 2025).
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Jan 26, 2026 • 1h 7min
Natasha Heller, "Literature for Little Bodhisattvas: Making Buddhist Families in Modern Taiwan" (U Hawai'i Press, 2025)
Natasha Heller, associate professor in Religious Studies and scholar of Chinese Buddhism. She explores how Taiwanese picturebooks have become a new Buddhist genre and family-based sites of religious education. Short readings show how classic sutras, playful monk figures, cute buddhas, and civic-themed books teach children. The discussion highlights storytelling, visual pedagogy, and home-centered Buddhist formation.
Jan 26, 2026 • 1h 7min
Natasha Heller, "Literature for Little Bodhisattvas: Making Buddhist Families in Modern Taiwan" (U Hawai'i Press, 2025)
Natasha Heller, associate professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia who studies Chinese Buddhism, discusses Buddhist picturebooks and family Buddhism in modern Taiwan. She examines picturebooks as a new Buddhist genre. She explores how families and publishers shape child-focused religious education. She describes cute portrayals of buddhas, storytelling strategies, and home-based learning.
Jan 26, 2026 • 1h 7min
Natasha Heller, "Literature for Little Bodhisattvas: Making Buddhist Families in Modern Taiwan" (U Hawai'i Press, 2025)
Natasha Heller, associate professor and cultural historian of Chinese Buddhism, discusses Buddhist picturebooks and family Buddhism in modern Taiwan. She explores picturebooks as a new Buddhist genre. She traces how homes and caregivers shape children as religious subjects. She highlights cute bodhisattva imagery, moral stories recast for kids, and books that make children agents in health and environmental action.
