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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.

Drawing on Tradition Manga Anime and Religion in Contemporary Japan

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: 9/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824835897, 978-0824835897
      ISBN10: 0824835891

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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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