Cyber-Transcendence and Immanence as a Religio-Spiritual Phenomenon in Cyberpunk Anime
This article argues that Western cyberpunk narratives often suggest a technologically invoked transcendence, a cyber-transcendence, which represents a new ontological sphere and offers catharsis in dystopian scenarios. While Japanese cyberpunk anime also explore the idea of cyber-transcendence, the...
| Otros títulos: | "Here Be Dragons. East Asian Film and Religion" |
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie
2023
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Journal for religion, film and media
Año: 2023, Volumen: 9, Número: 2, Páginas: 41-66 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Japan
/ Anime
/ Ciberpunk
/ Transcendencia (Motivo)
/ Shintoísmo
/ Postmodernidad
/ Lo sublime
/ Historia 1988-1996
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AG Vida religiosa BN Sintoísmo KBM Asia TK Período contemporáneo VA Filosofía |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Postmodernism
B Anime B Dimension of Depht B Sublime B Shinto B Cyber-Transcendence |
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| Sumario: | This article argues that Western cyberpunk narratives often suggest a technologically invoked transcendence, a cyber-transcendence, which represents a new ontological sphere and offers catharsis in dystopian scenarios. While Japanese cyberpunk anime also explore the idea of cyber-transcendence, the clear distinction between immanence and transcendence often becomes blurred. Aesthetic concepts invoking transcendence can be linked to the awe-inspiring kami (deities) of Japanese Shinto, which are intertwined with the immanent sphere of reality rather than external to it. In Western cyberpunk, cyber-transcendence seems to provide the sense of depth that Paul Tillich labels the "dimension of religion", in contrast to postmodernist meaninglessness. Cyberpunk anime provide an understanding of transcendence as a religious dimension that exists within reality. |
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| ISSN: | 2617-3697 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal for religion, film and media
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25364/05.9:2023.2.3 |