RT Article
T1 Virtual Kamikakushi: An Element of Folk Belief in Changing Times and Media
JF Japanese journal of religious studies
VO 32
IS 2
SP 341
OP 352
A1 Staemmler, Birgit 1967-
LA English
PB Nanzan Institute
YR 2005
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1703158970
AB This paper looks at the way in which kamikakushi, a term from Japanese folk belief, is presented in different media, particularly the World Wide Web. The core definition of kamikakushi is the sudden and mysterious disappearance of individuals attributed to their abduction by some supernatural being. It becomes evident that not only more peripheral aspects vary, such as the identity of abductee and abducting being, but that presentations of kamikakushi also increasingly deviate from the core definition. Depending strongly on genre and context kamikakushi is explained as caused by supernatural beings, human villains, or people simply losing their way.
K1 Anime
K1 Deities
K1 Folk beliefs
K1 Kidnapping
K1 Manga
K1 Missing persons
K1 Online media
K1 Religious Studies
K1 Search engines
K1 Websites