Contributions

  • Birgit Meyer (Editor) - Contributor
  • Annelies Moors (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2005-12-01 - Indiana University Press

Language

English

Word Count

81,250 words, Guess

Page Count

325 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2005012165
  • LibraryThing4842988
  • WikidataQ114295619

Classifications

  • LCCP94 .R4543 2006

Description

"Increasingly, Pentecostal, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, and indigenous movements all over the world make use of a great variety of modern mass media, both print and electronic. Through religious booklets, radio broadcasts, cassette tapes, television talk-shows, soap operas, and documentary film these movements address multiple publics and offer alternative forms of belonging, often in competition with the postcolonial nation-state. How have new practices of religious mediation transformed the public sphere? How has the adoption of new media impinged on religious experiences and notions of religious authority? Has neo-liberalism engendered a blurring of the boundaries between religion and entertainment? The vivid essays in this interdisciplinary volume combine rich empirical detail with theoretical reflection, offering new perspectives on a variety of media, genres, and religions."--Publisher's website.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Religion, Media, And the Public SphereHardcoverIndiana University Press2005-12-01

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