Japanese Concepts of Angels: Analyzing Depictions of Celestial Beings in the shōjo Manga Kamikaze Kaitō Jeanne

Japanese Concepts of Angels: Analyzing Depictions of Celestial Beings in the shōjo Manga Kamikaze Kaitō Jeanne

White wings, long hair, 'pure' faces: the appearance of angels frequently follows similar aesthetics connected to Christian imagery. Angels and Christian religion also are popular themes in manga, Japanese comics, often intermingled with Buddhist or Shinto notions. Since imagery in popular...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunja Sharbat Dar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CERES / KHK Bochum 2021-03-01
Series:Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
Subjects:
Japan
art
manga
Christianity
angels
Buddhism
Online Access:https://er.ceres.rub.de/index.php/ER/article/view/8800

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