Drawing on Tradition
Manga, Anime, and Religion in Contemporary Japan
Jolyon Baraka Thomas
ISBN: | 9780824835897 |
Publisher: | University of Hawaii Press |
Published: | 31 August, 2012 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Language: | English |
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Drawing on Tradition
Manga, Anime, and Religion in Contemporary Japan
Jolyon Baraka Thomas
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. Jolyon BarakaThomas shows that authors and audiences create and re-create "religious frames of mind" through their imaginative and ritualized interactions with illustrated worlds.
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