"Heart Sutra Pop": Religious Textual Democratization by a Sexy Vocal Android
In 2010, the publication of "Heart Sutra Pop," an online animated video featuring the cyber-idol Hatsune Miku singing the Heart Sutra, launched a viral enthusiasm for the text that is unmatched throughout its more than twelve-hundred-year history in Japan. This article explores the digital...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2021]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Année: 2021, Volume: 33, Numéro: 1, Pages: 29-47 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Hatsune, Miku, Personnage fictif 2007-
/ Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya-sūtra
/ Chant
/ Interprétation
/ Japan
/ Buddhisme
/ Changement religieux
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Vie religieuse BL Bouddhisme KBM Asie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Heart Sutra
B spiritual booms B cyber-idol B Hatsune Miku B Animation B Otaku B textuality |
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| Résumé: | In 2010, the publication of "Heart Sutra Pop," an online animated video featuring the cyber-idol Hatsune Miku singing the Heart Sutra, launched a viral enthusiasm for the text that is unmatched throughout its more than twelve-hundred-year history in Japan. This article explores the digital rebirth of the sutra and the rise of an unlikely virtual spiritual leader. I argue that this cyber-idol-driven sutra boom is both doctrinally justifiable and consistent with a wave of new media initiatives by Japanese Buddhists. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.2019-0040 |