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Drawing on Tradition: Manga, Anime, and Religion in Contemporary Japan

Drawing on Tradition: Manga, Anime, and Religion in Contemporary Japan

Thomas, Jolyon Baraka

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Literary CriticismFilm StudiesGeneral Eastern Religions

ISBN10: 0824836545
ISBN13: 9780824836542
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: Sep 30 2012
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Manga and anime (illustrated serial novels and animated films) are highly influential Japanese entertainment media that boast tremendous domestic consumption as well as worldwide distribution and an international audience. Drawing on Tradition examines religious aspects of the culture of manga and anime production and consumption through a methodological synthesis of narrative and visual analysis, history, and ethnography. Rather than merely describing the incidence of religions such as Buddhism or Shinto in these media, Jolyon Baraka Thomas shows that authors and audiences create and re-create religious frames of mind through their imaginative and ritualized interactions with illustrated worlds. Manga and anime therefore not only contribute to familiarity with traditional religious doctrines and imagery, but also allow authors, directors, and audiences to modify and elaborate upon such traditional tropes, sometimes creating hitherto unforeseen religious ideas and practices.

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