Anime, Religion and Spirituality: Profane and Sacred Worlds in Contemporary Japan

by Katharine Buljan and Carole M. Cusack

Book Overview

Barely a century has passed since anime (Japanese animation) was first screened to a Western audience. Over time the number of anime genres and generic hybrids have significantly grown. These have been influenced and inspired by various historical and cultural phenomena, one of which - Japanese native religion and spirituality - this book argues is important and dominant. There have always been anime lovers in the West, but today that number is growing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781791104
• ISBN13: 9781781791103
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"