The Buddha in Yoshiwara: Religion and Visual Entertainment in Tokugawa Japan as Seen through Kibyōshi
This article examines humorous portrayals of divinities in kibyōshi, a genre of satirical illustrated fiction that became popular in Edo in the late eighteenth century. Comical and irreverent appropriations of religious icons including kami, buddhas, and bodhisattvas constituted a common technique e...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
2017
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-254 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kibyōshi
/ Satire
/ Gods
/ Sacrilege
/ Manga
/ History 1770-1850
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism BN Shinto KBM Asia TJ Modern history ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Soul music
B Merchants B Deities B Religious Studies B Religious icons B Satire B Literary Genres B Bodhisattva B Manga |
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