Dialectics of the goddess in Japanese audiovisual culture / / edited by Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (185 pages) |
Disciplina | 791.436829956 |
Soggetto topico |
Goddesses in mass media
Mass media - Japan |
ISBN | 1-4985-7015-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Representations of Goddesses in Japanese Audiovisual Culture-A New Concept -- Chapter One. Kannon-sama and the Spirit of Compassion in Japanese Cinema -- Chapter Two. Suffering and Deification: The Goddess in Night Drum -- Chapter Three. The Profound Desire of the Goddess: Sexuality and Politics in The Insect Woman -- Chapter Four. Anime Goddesses and Their Hollywood Transformations -- Chapter Five. Lost Names, Deviant Attitudes, and the Ether: Goddesses in Contemporary Japanese Audiovisuals -- Chapter Six. The Humanization of the Goddess: Takahata Isao's Princess Kaguya -- Chapter Seven. Goddesses in Japanese Videogames: Tradition, Gameplay, Gender, and Power -- Chapter Eight. Ghostly Goddesses in Japanese Cinema -- Index -- About the Contributors. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796205203321 |
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dialectics of the goddess in Japanese audiovisual culture / / edited by Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (185 pages) |
Disciplina | 791.436829956 |
Soggetto topico |
Goddesses in mass media
Mass media - Japan |
ISBN | 1-4985-7015-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Representations of Goddesses in Japanese Audiovisual Culture-A New Concept -- Chapter One. Kannon-sama and the Spirit of Compassion in Japanese Cinema -- Chapter Two. Suffering and Deification: The Goddess in Night Drum -- Chapter Three. The Profound Desire of the Goddess: Sexuality and Politics in The Insect Woman -- Chapter Four. Anime Goddesses and Their Hollywood Transformations -- Chapter Five. Lost Names, Deviant Attitudes, and the Ether: Goddesses in Contemporary Japanese Audiovisuals -- Chapter Six. The Humanization of the Goddess: Takahata Isao's Princess Kaguya -- Chapter Seven. Goddesses in Japanese Videogames: Tradition, Gameplay, Gender, and Power -- Chapter Eight. Ghostly Goddesses in Japanese Cinema -- Index -- About the Contributors. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822903803321 |
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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