Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
405
Title (text only)
The Religion of Anime
Term
2025A
Subject area
EALC
Section number only
405
Section ID
EALC1550405
Course number integer
1550
Meeting times
F 10:15 AM-11:14 AM
Meeting location
BENN 222
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jolyon Thomas
Jay Zhang
Jay Zhang
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
CIMS0790405, RELS0790405
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
Arts & Letters Sector
Arts & Letters Sector
Use local description
No