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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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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| In: |
Journal of Religion in Japan
Anno: 2016, Volume: 5, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 22-46 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Itako
/ Rappresentazione
/ Cultura di massa
/ Occultismo
/ Storia 1950-1990
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AD Sociologia delle religioni AG Vita religiosa AZ Nuove religioni BN Scintoismo KBM Asia TK Età contemporanea ZG Scienza dei media; Digitalità; Scienza della comunicazione |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Itako
B Itako mass culture mass media discourse analysis occult boom |
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Volltext (Publisher) |
| Riepilogo: | 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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| Descrizione fisica: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 2211-8349 |
| Comprende: | In: Journal of Religion in Japan
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22118349-00501001 |
