Dialectics of the goddess in Japanese audiovisual culture

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Dialectics of the goddess in Japanese audiovisual culture

edited by Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano

Lexington Books, c2018

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Through provocative essays by specialists in different aspects of Japanese culture, this book provides an historical and analytical survey of the presence of Goddesses in Japanese audiovisual culture from its origins to the present day. It shows how these feminine myths are represented in Japan; not only as beneficial or creative deities, but also the archetypal strong or dominant woman that sometimes overshadows masculine figures and heroes, or as influential figures. Therefore, it analyzes this rich dialectic of the feminine and how the audiovisual culture has represented it thus far in film, TV series, and video games made in Japan. While many theories have been proposed to explain the presence of Goddesses in Japan, this book's focus on audiovisual culture explores how this corpus challenges the traditional conceptions of the feminine as related to Goddesses.

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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Representations of Goddesses in Japanese Audiovisual Culture: A New Concept Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano 1. Kannon-sama and the Spirit of Compassion in Japanese Cinema Linda C. Ehrlich 2. Suffering and Deification: The Goddess in Night Drum Sybil A. Thornton 3. The Profound Desire of the Goddess: Sexuality and Politics in The Insect Woman Irene Gonzalez-Lopez 4. Anime Goddesses and their Hollywood Transformations Dolores P. Martinez 5. Deviant Attitudes, Lost Names and the Ether: Goddesses in Contemporary Japanese Audiovisuals Jose Montano 6. The Humanization of the Goddess: Isao Takahata's Princess Kaguya Laura Montero 7. Goddesses in Japanese Videogames: Tradition, Gameplay, Gender, and Power Victor Navarro-Remesal 8. Ghostly Goddesses in in Japanese Cinema Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano Notes on contributors

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