Virtual orientalism : Asian religions and American popular culture
Iwamura, Jane NaomiAuthor
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
Jane Iwamura examines contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian religions in American mass media. At the heart of her study is the Oriental Monk, a non-sexual, solitary conventionalized icon who generously and purposefully shares his wisdom with the West.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Jane Iwamura examines contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian religions in American mass media. At the heart of her study is the Oriental Monk, a non-sexual, solitary conventionalized icon who generously and purposefully shares his wisdom with the West.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Dec. 17, 2010).
Monasticism and religious orders
Orientalism
Popular culture
Popular culture
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
North & South American Religions