Holy Anime!: Japan's View of Christianity

Drazen samples depictions of Christianity in the popular Japanese media of comics and cartoons. The book begins with the work of postwar comics master Tezuka Osamu, with results that range from the comic to the revisionist to the blasphemous and obscene.

Gespeichert in:  
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. VerfasserIn: Drazen, Patrick (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Subito Bestelldienst: Jetzt bestellen.
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, MD Hamilton Books 2017
In:Jahr: 2017
weitere Schlagwörter:B Comic books, strips, etc ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
B Electronic books
B Comic books, strips, etc.--Religious aspects--Christianity
Online Zugang: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallele Ausgabe:Erscheint auch als: 9780761869078
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Drazen samples depictions of Christianity in the popular Japanese media of comics and cartoons. The book begins with the work of postwar comics master Tezuka Osamu, with results that range from the comic to the revisionist to the blasphemous and obscene.
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History of Christianity in Japan -- 3 Christianity in Japanese Popular Culture through the Lens of Said's Orientalism -- 4 Christian References in the Manga of Tezuka Osamu -- 5 Crucifixion in Manga and Anime -- 6 The Exorcists -- 7 Jinguru Beh! Christmas in Manga and Anime -- 8 Christian Weddings in Japan -- 9 Clergy -- 10 Nuns in Anime/Manga -- 11 Witch Hunter Robin -- 12 Japan's Most Famous Christian Martyr -- 13 Angels and Other Metaphors -- 14 The "Not Safe" Chapter -- Atogaki (Afterword) -- References -- Index.
Beschreibung:Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
ISBN:0761869085