Description

• Title:
  Elements of Japanese beliefs and rituals in the manga Mieruko-chan. The girl who sees more of Tomoki Izumi
• Creator:
  Ścibor Ratajczyk, Jakub
• Description:
  The aim of the article is to reflect on religious themes in contemporary Japanese comics. The manga Mieruko-chan by Tomoki Izumi is analyzed. The themes include the Japanese tradition of horror, derived from folk beliefs, as well as Shintō and Buddhist rituals. The author draws attention to religion as an important element of creating cultural reality and its function that makes it more attractive.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2023 Jakub Ścibor Ratajczyk;
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.pl
• Date:
  2023.12.04
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  Polish
• Source:
  Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication; Vol. 35 No. 44 (2023): The Special Issue: Religions in Comic Books; 135–147;
  Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication; Tom 35 Nr 44 (2023): The Special Issue: Religions in Comic Books; 135–147;
  2720-040X;
  1731-450X
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/40264/33810
• Subject:
  Mieruko-chan;
  Tomoki Izumi;
  manga;
  comic;
  religion;
  Shinto;
  Buddhism;
  popular culture
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/i/article/view/40264
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
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• Type:
  text