Reproducing temples in Fremantle

This paper explores the production and reproduction of a sacred-soliciting built environment in the Western Australian port town of Fremantle, drawing attention to temple iconography produced in the first century of European settlement and its preservation and reproduction at the hands of local and national heritage movements since the 1970s. I show how Fremantle’s High Street solicits a sense of the sacred in its visitors, operating in a similar fashion to temple complexes such as Sukuh in Java.

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The reference for this article is:
Kerr, T ( 2012). ‘Reproducing temples in Fremantle.’ International Journal of Heritage Studies 18 (1) 629-645.