Dialectics of the goddess in Japanese audiovisual culture
Introduction: representations of goddesses in Japanese audiovisual culture: a new concept / Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano -- Kannon-sama and the spirit of compassion in Japanese cinema / Linda C. Ehrlich -- Suffering and deification: the goddess in Night drum / Sybil A. Thornton -- The profound desire...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Lanham Boulder New York London
Lexington Books
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Popular culture
/ Goddess (Motif)
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Conference program 2015 (Madrid) B Mass Media (Japan) B Goddesses in mass media |
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Table of Contents |
| Summary: | Introduction: representations of goddesses in Japanese audiovisual culture: a new concept / Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano -- Kannon-sama and the spirit of compassion in Japanese cinema / Linda C. Ehrlich -- Suffering and deification: the goddess in Night drum / Sybil A. Thornton -- The profound desire of the goddess: sexuality and politics in the insect woman / Irene González-López -- Anime goddesses and their Hollywood transformations / Dolores P. Martinez -- Deviant attitudes, lost names and the ether: goddesses in contemporary Japanese audiovisuals / José Montaño -- The humanization of the goddess: Isao Takahata's Princess Kaguya / Laura Montero -- Goddesses in Japanese videogames: tradition, gameplay, gender, and power / Víctor Navarro-Remesal -- Ghostly goddesses in in Japanese cinema / Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano |
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| Item Description: | Aus dem Vorwort Seite ix: "In 2015 the meeting took place at the Universidad Complutense University de Madrid with "Goodness" as its general theme" |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 161 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-7014-5 |
