Returning the Demon's Gaze: Analyzing the Buddhist Figure of Mara in Popular Culture
While limited studies have been carried out in Asian contexts on Mara, a personification of evil in Buddhist mythology, the figure's representation in Western popular culture has been neglected. I compare Western representations of Mara in a novel, a film, and a theme park attraction with the f...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2017]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Année: 2017, Volume: 29, Numéro: 1, Pages: 44-54 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Monde occidental
/ Buddhisme
/ Māra, Démon
/ Culture pop
/ Asie
/ Changement religieux
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Vie religieuse BL Bouddhisme |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Buddhism in popular culture
B Buddhist Modernism B Mara in Buddhism B Virtual Orientalism |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Résumé: | While limited studies have been carried out in Asian contexts on Mara, a personification of evil in Buddhist mythology, the figure's representation in Western popular culture has been neglected. I compare Western representations of Mara in a novel, a film, and a theme park attraction with the figure's appearances in Asian Buddhist texts. I then argue that in these representations we can detect the presence of what David McMahan has termed Buddhist Modernism and what Jane Iwamura has called Virtual Orientalism. This analysis helps us understand the ongoing transformation of a Buddhist mythological figure. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.29.1.3839 |