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Virtual orientalism : Asian religions and American popular culture / Jane Naomi Iwamura.
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Iwamura, Jane Naomi
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
©2011
Description
xi, 214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Oxford Scholarship - Oxford University Press: Religion
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BL2525 .I92 2011
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Subject(s)
Monasticism and religious orders
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Asia
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Influence
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Orientalism
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Popular culture
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Popular culture
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Religious aspects
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History
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20th century
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United States
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Religion
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20th century
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Kung fu (Television program : 1972-1975)
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Influence
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Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro 1870-1966
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Influence
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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Influence
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Summary note
This book examines the contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian religions in American mass media. Encounters with monks, gurus, bhikkhus, sages, sifus, healers, and masters from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds and religious traditions provided initial engagements with Asian spiritual traditions. It shows the evolution of these interactions, from direct engagements with specific individuals to mediated relations with a conventionalized icon: the Oriental Monk. 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 solitary Monk, who generously and purposefully shares his wisdom with the West, Asian religiosity is made manageable--psychologically, socially, and politically--for popular culture consumption.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Zen's personality / D.T. Suzuki
3. Hyperreal Samadhi / Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
4. The monk goes Hollywood / Kung Fu
5. Conclusion / Spiritual Romance Today.
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ISBN
9780199738601 ((hardcover ; : acid-free paper))
0199738602 ((hardcover ; : acid-free paper))
9780199738618 ((pbk. ; : acid-free paper))
0199738610 ((pbk. ; : acid-free paper))
LCCN
2010017575
OCLC
613293394
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