Status
X
Activity
REC
Section number integer
403
Title (text only)
The Religion of Anime
Term
2021C
Subject area
EALC
Section number only
403
Section ID
EALC079403
Course number integer
79
Registration notes
Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen.
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
CANCELED
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Abdul Manan Bhat
Description
Be it shrine maidens, gods of death, and bodhisattvas fighting for justice; apocalypse, the afterlife, and apotheosis... the popular Japanese illustrated media of manga and anime are replete with religious characters and religious ideas. This course uses popular illustrated media as a tool for tracing the long history of how media and religion have been deeply intertwined in Japan.
Course number only
079
Cross listings
RELS079403
Use local description
No