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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
[2021]
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Entangled Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 1 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Folk culture
/ Angel
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| IxTheo Classification: | BL Buddhism BN Shinto KBM Asia NBH Angelology; demonology |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Japan B Christianity B Angels B Species B Manga |
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