RELG 368. Japanese Religions in Pop Culture.
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RELG 368
Japanese Religions in Pop Culture.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Explores the representation of religion in today’s Japanese popular culture. Through the exploration of religious narratives, symbolism and concepts in manga,
anime, film and short novels, students will study the way religion is perceived in contemporary Japan. The distinction between the secular and the sacred, and the
clash between modernity and Japan’s pre-modern religious traditions will be examined from an historical, anthropological and literary point of view.
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