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<blockquote data-quote="SehanineMoonbow" data-source="post: 8076347" data-attributes="member: 7025612"><p>I love Japanese mythology. I'm no expert on it, but I've studied it some, along with religion in Japan in general. When the <em>Kojiki </em>was written, they drew on a lot of folklore from the land (the term "Shinto" wouldn't be used until much later), to come up with a cohesive creation narrative for the country. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, on topic, as others have mentioned, I think, while Americans may romanticized things like the Wild West, "medieval" style castles and elements from Western mythos have a large influence on American fantasy. We unfortunately don't get as much Native American influence, so much of "American fantasy" like D&D draws most of its inspiration from the "medieval" world of Europe. </p><p></p><p>Of course you have urban fantasies, with magical worlds under our nose, like in Chicago or something (while in Europe, even Harry Potter took place alongside "the real world"). </p><p></p><p>The world of Oz has certainly found its place in American pop culture. You have retellings of it (look at <em>Wicked</em>), and phrases like, "There's no place like home" are deep in the American conscience (even if the depiction of "home" in this case is rural Kansas). There is a sort of nostalgia for bygone days of rural America (romanticized by images of fireflies, corn and wheat fields, etc), but those depictions also come with a lot of historical baggage. </p><p></p><p>Fantasy itself is a very popular genre in America, but it's often fantasy that draws from European influences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SehanineMoonbow, post: 8076347, member: 7025612"] I love Japanese mythology. I'm no expert on it, but I've studied it some, along with religion in Japan in general. When the [I]Kojiki [/I]was written, they drew on a lot of folklore from the land (the term "Shinto" wouldn't be used until much later), to come up with a cohesive creation narrative for the country. Anyway, on topic, as others have mentioned, I think, while Americans may romanticized things like the Wild West, "medieval" style castles and elements from Western mythos have a large influence on American fantasy. We unfortunately don't get as much Native American influence, so much of "American fantasy" like D&D draws most of its inspiration from the "medieval" world of Europe. Of course you have urban fantasies, with magical worlds under our nose, like in Chicago or something (while in Europe, even Harry Potter took place alongside "the real world"). The world of Oz has certainly found its place in American pop culture. You have retellings of it (look at [I]Wicked[/I]), and phrases like, "There's no place like home" are deep in the American conscience (even if the depiction of "home" in this case is rural Kansas). There is a sort of nostalgia for bygone days of rural America (romanticized by images of fireflies, corn and wheat fields, etc), but those depictions also come with a lot of historical baggage. Fantasy itself is a very popular genre in America, but it's often fantasy that draws from European influences. [/QUOTE]
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