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Elementy japońskich wierzeń i obrzędów w mandze Mieruko-chan. Dziewczyna, która widzi więcej Tomoki Izumiego

2023; Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań; Volume: 35; Issue: 44 Linguagem: Inglês

10.14746/i.2023.35.44.8

ISSN

2720-040X

Autores

Jakub Ścibor Ratajczyk,

Tópico(s)

Language and Culture

Resumo

The aim of the article is to reflect on religious themes in contemporary Japanese comics. The manga Mieruko-chan by Tomoki Izumi is analyzed. The themes include the Japanese tradition of horror, derived from folk beliefs, as well as Shintō and Buddhist rituals. The author draws attention to religion as an important element of creating cultural reality and its function that makes it more attractive.

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