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About Raditya Nuradi

I'm a Phd candidate at Kyushu University. I work on contemporary Japanese religions and popular culture. My research explores how a practice inspired by narratives from popular culture plays a role in the construction of sacred spaces and how a pilgrimage can imbue new meanings to a place.

Raditya Nuradi is a Phd student at Kyushu University. He works on religion and popular culture, particularly anime pilgrimages. His research explores pilgrims' experiences through space and materiality.

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NBN Episodes hosted by Raditya:

Japanese Studies March 31, 2023

Spirituality and Alternativity in Contemporary Japan

Beyond Religion?

Ioannis Gaitanidis

Hosted by Raditya Nuradi
Ioannis Gaitanidis' book Spirituality and Alternativity in Contemporary Japan: Beyond Religion? (Bloomsbury, 2022) critically examines the spirituality phenomenon in contemporary Japan by looking at the main actors involved in the discourse …
Japanese Studies March 19, 2023

The God Susanoo and Korea in Japan’s Cultural Memory

Ancient Myths and Modern Empire

David Weiss

Hosted by Raditya Nuradi
The God Susanoo and Korea in Japan’s Cultural Memory: Ancient Myths and Modern Empire (Bloomsbury, 2022) traces reiterations and reinterpretations of the deity Susanoo regarding his relationship with Korea vis-a-vis Japan. Through …
Japanese Studies November 30, 2022

Overseas Shinto Shrines

Religion, Secularity and the Japanese Empire

Karli Shimizu

Hosted by Raditya Nuradi
Through extensive use of primary resources and fieldwork, Karli Shimizu's book Overseas Shinto Shrines: Religion, Secularity and the Japanese Empire (Bloomsbury, 2022) examines overseas Shinto shrines and their complex role in …
Japanese Studies September 13, 2022

A Path Into the Mountains

Shugendō and Mount Togakushi

Caleb Swift Carter

Hosted by Raditya Nuradi
Often represented as a tradition of ancient origins, Shugendō has retained a quality of mystery and nostalgia in the public imagination and scholars as the “original” champions of mountain asceticism.  …
Japanese Studies February 8, 2022

Miyazakiworld

A Life in Art

Susan Jolliffe Napier

Hosted by Raditya Nuradi
A thirtieth‑century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red‑haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit—what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of …
Japanese Studies December 22, 2021

Pilgrims Until We Die

Unending Pilgrimage in Shikoku

Ian Reader and John Shultz

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Ian Reader and John Shultz's Pilgrims Until We Die: Unending Pilgrimage in Shikoku (Oxford University Press, 2021)" explores the Shikoku pilgrimage by focusing on the themes of repetition and perpetual …
Japanese Studies September 29, 2021

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions

Erica Baffelli, Fabio Rambelli, and Andrea Castiglioni

Hosted by Raditya Nuradi
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions is edited by Erica Baffelli, Fabio Rambelli, and Andrea Castiglioni published by Bloomsbury, 2021. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions offers a comprehensive overview …