Title: Religion, media, and the public sphere /
Authors: Meyer, Birgit.; Moors, Annelies.; Meyer, Birgit, 1960 March 21-; Universiteit van Amsterdam.
Publisher: Indiana University Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Mass media Religious aspects Congresses.; Mass media Religious aspects
Abstract: "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.