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The Black Pope: A History of the Jesuits

PDF The Black Pope: A History of the Jesuits by Miss M. F. Cusack in History

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A cyborg detective hunts for a malfunctioning sex doll that turns itself into a killing machine. A Heian-era Taoist slays evil spirits with magic spells from yin-yang philosophy. A young mortician carefully prepares bodies for their journey to the afterlife. A teenage girl drinks a cup of life-giving sake; not knowing its irreversible transformative power. These are scenes from the visually enticing; spiritually eclectic media of Japanese movies and anime. The narratives of courageous heroes and heroines and the myths and legends of deities and their abodes are not just recurring motifs of the cinematic fantasy world. They are pop culture’s representations of sacred subtexts in Japan. Japanese Mythology in Film takes a semiotic approach to uncovering such religious and folkloric tropes and subtexts embedded in popular Japanese movies and anime.Part I introduces film semiotics with plain definitions of terminology. Through familiar cinematic examples; it emphasizes the myth-making nature of modern-day film and argues that semiotics can be used as a theoretical tool for reading film. Part II presents case studies of eight popular Japanese films as models of semiotic analysis. While discussing each film’s use of common mythological motifs such as death and rebirth; its case study also unveils more covert cultural signifiers and folktale motifs; including jizo (a savior of sentient beings) and kori (bewitching foxes and raccoon dogs); hidden in the Japanese filmic text.


#987786 in Books Cusack Miss M F 2014-02-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x .49 x 7.00l; .84 #File Name: 1495916359214 pagesThe Black Pope A History of the Jesuits


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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A different narrative on the priesthood _ the Jesuits. The title is somewhat misleading; I took it literally! Hence my disappoinBy Errol C. BeckfordThe book requires very heavy reading and concentration. Not enjoyable as one literally had to be ploughing through the work!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy moonshadowopened my eyes.....i can't go back to not knowiing0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Customera lot of excellent information. Now I have my questions answered.

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