Religion, Media, And the Public Sphere
Contributors: Birgit Meyer (Editor); Annelies Moors (Editor)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: December 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780253346537
Subjects: Anthropology; Films, cinema; Religion & Beliefs; Religion, Politics & State; Religion; Religion - Socialissues; Mass media; Religious aspects
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.