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Drawing on Tradition
Jolyon Baraka Thomas
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Description for Drawing on Tradition
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
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 BarakaThomas shows that authors and audiences create and re-create “religious frames of mind” through their imaginative and ritualised interactions with illustrated worlds. Manga and anime therefore ... Read more
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 BarakaThomas shows that authors and audiences create and re-create “religious frames of mind” through their imaginative and ritualised interactions with illustrated worlds. Manga and anime therefore ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824836542
SKU
V9780824836542
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About Jolyon Baraka Thomas
Jolyon Baraka Thomas is currently pursuing a doctorate in religion at Princeton University.
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