Virtual orientalism : Asian religions and American popular culture / Jane Naomi Iwamura.

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Iwamura, Jane Naomi

Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 214 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780199792313
0199792313
9780199894604
0199894604
9786612941665
6612941669

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Virtual orientalism.DDC classification:

200.95/0973 22

LOC classification:

BL2525 .I92 2011eb

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EBSCOhost

Contents:

Introduction -- Zen's personality -- Hyperreal Samadhi -- The monk goes Hollywood.

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Jane Iwamura examines contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian religions in American mass media. At the heart of her study is the Oriental Monk, a non-sexual, solitary, conventionalized icon who generously and purposefully shares his wisdom with the West.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Introduction -- Zen's personality -- Hyperreal Samadhi -- The monk goes Hollywood.

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