Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
The Religion of Anime
Term
2025A
Syllabus URL
Subject area
EALC
Section number only
401
Section ID
EALC1550401
Course number integer
1550
Meeting times
W 5:15 PM-8:14 PM
M 5:15 PM-6:14 PM
M 5:15 PM-6:14 PM
Meeting location
ANNS 110
ANNS 110
ANNS 110
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jolyon Thomas
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
1550
Cross listings
CIMS0790401, RELS0790401
Fulfills
Arts & Letters Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No