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[Keiko]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

Already have that. E.g. see how 'Christianity' is used as an essential mythological basis for Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Christianity as "exotic" mythology is fairly common in anime.

[Astromancer]

Originally Posted by Keiko

Christianity as "exotic" mythology is fairly common in anime.

The Catholic Church is simply filled with visually stunning paraphernalia. It's always going to attract artists of all kinds.

[combatmedic]

There have been Christians living in India for a very long time.

It's a minority faith there, but I don't guess that it is all that exotic.
I'd expect the educated class in Mumbai to be at least somewhat familiar with Christianity, given the larger than usual number of Christians living in that city.


YMMV

[combatmedic]

Originally Posted by DaibhidC

By analogy with "exotic" Eastern religions (often misunderstood and misapplied) being popular in present-day Hollywood, I imagine.

Christianity is often misunderstood and misapplied in Hollywood, for that matter.
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[Keiko]

Originally Posted by Astromancer

The Catholic Church is simply filled with visually stunning paraphernalia. It's always going to attract artists of all kinds.

True, very grand and imposing especially if you're looking at it from the outside, figuratively.

[Keiko]

Originally Posted by combatmedic

There have been Christians living in India for a very long time.

It's a minority faith there, but I don't guess that it is all that exotic.
I'd expect the educated class in Mumbai to be at least somewhat familiar with Christianity, given the larger than usual number of Christians living in that city.


YMMV

You can be familiar with something and still see it as exotic and different.

[combatmedic]

Originally Posted by Keiko

You can be familiar with something and still see it as exotic and different.

Indeed, one can have that attitude.

I'm just pointing out that Christianity has a long history in India, much longer than in Japan.

[Astromancer]

Originally Posted by combatmedic

Indeed, one can have that attitude.

I'm just pointing out that Christianity has a long history in India, much longer than in Japan.

Yes St. Thomas the Apostle did live long before St. Francis Xavier, but Christianity is much more of a presence in both Japan and Korea (the place where I think Keiko comes from) than in India. In fact, aren't Korea and the Phillipines the most Christian nations in East Asia?

[Phil Masters]

...and the Philippines were stuck as part of the Spanish Empire for quite a long time, which would explain their half of that. ("400 years in a convent...")

But anyway - Christianity is apparently India's third-largest religion, with about 24 million followers. Though, this being India, that only means 2.3% of the population.

[combatmedic]

Originally Posted by Astromancer

Yes St. Thomas the Apostle did live long before St. Francis Xavier, but Christianity is much more of a presence in both Japan and Korea (the place where I think Keiko comes from) than in India. In fact, aren't Korea and the Phillipines the most Christian nations in East Asia?

There are not very many native Japanese Christians.

Christians are by far the majority in the Philippines.
There are a lot of Christians in South Korea.

India has more Christians than Japan by both percentage of the population and gross numbers.