Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
406
Title (text only)
The Religion of Anime
Term
2025A
Subject area
EALC
Section number only
406
Section ID
EALC1550406
Course number integer
1550
Meeting times
F 12:00 PM-12:59 PM
Meeting location
WILL 301
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Julio Cesar De Melo Do Nascimento
Jolyon Thomas
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
CIMS0790406, RELS0790406
Fulfills
Arts & Letters Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No