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Drawing on tradition : manga, anime, and religion in contemporary Japan. (Record no. 7180)

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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9780824836542
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	741.54 THO
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Thomas, Jolyon Baraka.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Drawing on tradition : manga, anime, and religion in contemporary Japan.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	United States of America :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	University of Hawai'i Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	xiii, 199 p. :
Other physical details	ill. ;
Dimensions	23 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note	Includes index
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc.	Manga 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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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 quotidian practice, and the putative differences between “traditional” and “new” religions.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme	Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type	General Literature

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Withdrawn status	Lost status	Source of classification or shelving scheme	Damaged status	Not for loan	Home library	Current library	Date acquired	Total Checkouts	Full call number	Barcode	Date last seen	Price effective from	Koha item type
		Dewey Decimal Classification			FNPH LIBRARY	FNPH LIBRARY	28/07/2021		741.54 THO	12944	28/07/2021	28/07/2021	General Literature