The “Itako” as Mass Culture
The folk shamans (minkan fusha 民間巫者) called itako イタコ, mainly active in Aomori and surrounding prefectures (Akita and Iwate), are well known nationwide thanks to mass media coverage. However, despite their increased visibility, there seems to be a gap between the itako as folk culture and the image...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
2016
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal of Religion in Japan
Έτος: 2016, Τόμος: 5, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 22-46 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Itako
/ Αντιπροσώπευση (φιλοσοφία)
/ Μαζική κουλτούρα
/ Αποκρυφισμός (μοτίβο)
/ Ιστορία (μοτίβο) 1950-1990
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | AD Κοινωνιολογία της θρησκείας, Πολιτική της θρησκείας AG Θρησκευτική ζωή, Υλική θρησκεία ΑΖ Νέες θρησκείες ΒΝ Σιντοϊσμός KBM Ασία ΤΚ Σύγχρονη Εποχή ZG Επιστήμη των ΜΜΕ, Ψηφιακότητα, Επιστήμη της επικοινωνίας |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Itako
B Itako mass culture mass media discourse analysis occult boom |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Publisher) |
| Σύνοψη: | The folk shamans (minkan fusha 民間巫者) called itako イタコ, mainly active in Aomori and surrounding prefectures (Akita and Iwate), are well known nationwide thanks to mass media coverage. However, despite their increased visibility, there seems to be a gap between the itako as folk culture and the image of the “itako” as a component of the mass culture produced by the media. This article attempts to clarify the actual conditions of the itako from the 1970s to 1980s, especially focusing on the influence of the occult boom, by analyzing the discourse in print media. Beginning in the 1970s, the occult boom in Japan rediscovered the religiosity of the itako as the occult the masses wanted. As a result, the itako changed from being culturally other to part of “our” mysterious knowledge. Although this involved an attribution of value to the itako, it also meant that the religiosity of the itako was turned into an object of consumption for mass culture. This popularization of itako religiosity played a significant role in establishing the itako as a part of mass culture. |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 2211-8349 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | In: Journal of Religion in Japan
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22118349-00501001 |
