Dialectics of the Goddess in Japanese Audiovisual Culture

Herausgeber: Torres Hortelano, Lorenzo J.

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of essays analyzes the audiovisual representation of goddesses in Japanese popular culture. It proposes a dialectics of the different conceptions of the feminine as taken up in Japanese film, television, and video games.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 429g
• ISBN-13: 9781498570145
• ISBN-10: 1498570143
• Artikelnr.: 49461898

Autorenporträt

Edited by Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano - Contributions by Linda C. Ehrlich; Irene González-López; Dolores P. Martinez; José Montaño; Laura Montero; Víctor Navarro-Remesal; Sybil A. Thornton and Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Representations of Goddesses in
Japanese Audiovisual Culture: A New Concept Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano 1.
Kannon-sama and the Spirit of Compassion in Japanese Cinema Linda C.
Ehrlich 2. Suffering and Deification: The Goddess in Night Drum Sybil A.
Thornton 3. The Profound Desire of the Goddess: Sexuality and Politics in
The Insect Woman Irene González-López 4. Anime Goddesses and their
Hollywood Transformations Dolores P. Martinez 5. Deviant Attitudes, Lost
Names and the Ether: Goddesses in Contemporary Japanese Audiovisuals José
Montaño 6. The Humanization of the Goddess: Isao Takahata's Princess Kaguya
Laura Montero 7. Goddesses in Japanese Videogames: Tradition, Gameplay,
Gender, and Power Víctor Navarro-Remesal 8. Ghostly Goddesses in in
Japanese Cinema Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano Notes on contributors