Melissa Croteau

Transcendence and Spirituality in Japanese Cinema

Framing Sacred Spaces

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores significant representations of Shinto and Buddhist sacred space, spiritual symbols, and religious concepts that are embedded in the secular framework of Japanese films aimed at general audiences in Japan and globally.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in Religion and Film
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781032361833
• ISBN-10: 1032361832
• Artikelnr.: 70346665

Autorenporträt

Melissa Croteau is Professor of Film Studies and Literature and Director of the Film Program at California Baptist University, United States.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Transcendent Japan: Japanese Cinema, Sacred Space, and
Gateways to Transcendence
2. Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away: Pilgrimage as Homecoming and Seeing Anew
3. Makoto Shinkai's your name: Celestial Destiny and Transcendent Love in
the Space-Time of Disaster
4. Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood and Ran: Downward Transcendence and N¿
Boundaries in a Wicked World
5. Hirokazu Kore-eda's After Life and I Wish: Creating Space for Everyday
Transcendence
Concluding Science-Fiction Postscript: Cinema as ¿