Jane Naomi Iwamura

Virtual Orientalism

Asian Religions and American Popular Culture. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,4 cm / 15,6 cm / 1,3 cm ( B/H/T )
Buch (Softcover), 232 Seiten
EAN 9780199738618
Veröffentlicht Januar 2011
Verlag/Hersteller Oxford University Press

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Saffron-robed monks and long-haired gurus have become familiar characters on the American pop culture scene. Jane Iwamura examines the contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian religions in American mass media. Initial engagements with Asian spiritual heritages were mediated by monks, gurus, bhikkhus, sages, sifus, healers, and masters from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds and religious traditions. Virtual Orientalism shows the evolution of these interactions, from direct engagements with specific individuals, to mediated relations with a conventionalized icon. Visually and psychically compelling, the Oriental Monk becomes for Americans a ''figure of translation'' - a convenient symbol for alternative spiritualities and modes of being. Through the figure of the non-sexual, solitary Monk, who generously and purposefully shares his wisdom with the West, Asian religiosity is made manageable - psychologically, socially, and politically - for American popular culture.

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Assistant Professor, School of Religion and Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Zen's Personality - D.T. Suzuki
Hyperreal Samadhi - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
The Monk Goes Hollywood - Kung Fu
Conclusion - Spiritual Romance Today
Bibliography
Index

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