manga, anime, and religion in contemporary JapanThomas, Jolyon Barakacreatorauthor.textglobebibliographyElectronic booksCriticism, interpretation, etc.hiuHonoluluUniversity of Hawaiʻi Press©20122012monographiceng1 online resourceManga 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. The book takes play seriously by highlighting these recursive relationships between recreation and religion, emphasizing throughout the double sense of play as entertainment and play as adulteration (i.e., the whimsical or parodic representation of religious figures, doctrines, and imagery). Building on recent developments in academic studies of manga and anime--as well as on recent advances in the study of religion as related to art and film--Thomas demonstrates that the specific aesthetic qualities and industrial dispositions of manga and anime invite practices of rendition and reception that can and do influence the ways that religious institutions and lay authors have attempted to captivate new audiences. Drawing on Tradition will appeal to both the dilettante and the specialist: Fans and self-professed otaku will find an engaging academic perspective on often overlooked facets of the media and culture of manga and anime, while scholars and students of religion will discover a fresh approach to the complicated relationships between religion and visual media, religion and "idian practice, and the putative differences between "traditional" and "new" religions.Visualizing religion -- Recreating religion -- Entertaining religious ideas -- Depicting religions on the margins.Jolyon Baraka Thomas.Includes bibliographical references and index.Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDLElectronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDLMaster and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDLdigitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDLa-ja---Chōsen Kōgei KenkyūkaiAnimated filmsReligious aspectsAnimated filmsJapanHistory and criticismComic books, strips, etcReligious aspectsComic books, strips, etcJapanHistory and criticismJapanReligion21st centuryARTTechniquesDrawingAnimated filmsAnimated filmsReligious aspectsComic books, strips, etcComic books, strips, etcReligious aspectsReligionJapanZeichentrickfilmMangaReligionArt and Design 2000-2099 fast PN6790.J3 T46 2012eb741.5/952Thomas, Jolyon Baraka.Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2012]xiv, 199 pages(HU)3398497(DLC) 10755828978082486586308248658639780824871499082487149922573/ctt62r3gz JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=750876http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=750876Use copy MiAaHDLNz12051520200709060118.0ocn821737498eng