Artistic Representations of Urban Shamans in Contemporary Japan

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_1472
dc.title	Artistic Representations of Urban Shamans in Contemporary Japan. Texts, Inter-actions and Efficacy
dc.contributor.author	Rivadossi Silvia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2018/1supplement/artistic-representations-of-urban-shamans-in-conte/
dc.description.abstract	This paper will investigate how the Japanese urban shamanic actor and role is constructed and represented by artists in different texts. Three case studies – writer Taguchi Randy, contemporary artist Mori Mariko, and musician Sugee – will be presented to illustrate the processes of re-appropriation of terms and themes in the contemporary narrative on urban shamans. The use of the word shāman – with new meanings attached – and the role of connecting humans with other-than-human entities – and especially with nature – will be analysed. Moreover, the connection to the so-called ‘new spirituality’ will be emphasized.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 54 \| December 2018
dc.issued	2018-12-06
dc.dateAccepted	2018-09-13
dc.dateSubmitted	2018-07-06
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2385-3042
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2018/01/024
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Contemporary Japan
dc.subject	Contemporary Japan
dc.subject	New spirituality
dc.subject	New spirituality
dc.subject	Shaman
dc.subject	Shaman
dc.subject	Urban shamanism
dc.subject	Urban shamanism

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Texts, Inter-actions and Efficacy

Silvia Rivadossi Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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abstract

This paper will investigate how the Japanese urban shamanic actor and role is constructed and represented by artists in different texts. Three case studies – writer Taguchi Randy, contemporary artist Mori Mariko, and musician Sugee – will be presented to illustrate the processes of re-appropriation of terms and themes in the contemporary narrative on urban shamans. The use of the word shāman – with new meanings attached – and the role of connecting humans with other-than-human entities – and especially with nature – will be analysed. Moreover, the connection to the so-called ‘new spirituality’ will be emphasized.

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Dec. 6, 2018

Accepted

Sept. 13, 2018

Submitted

July 6, 2018

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Keywords: New spirituality • Contemporary Japan • Urban shamanism • Shaman

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