Religion and media in China
Subtitle: insights and case studies from the mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
By: edited by Stefania Travagnin
Series: Routledge research in religion, media, and culture -- 7; Routledge research in religion, media and culture -- 7.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781138849396; 9781138385429
Subjects: Religion; Religious aspects; Mass media
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : religion and media in China : volume objectives, challenges and themes / Stefania Travagnin; title: Part one. Media translations of religion in China : history, concepts and methods. Beyond the conceptual framework of oppression and resistance : creativity, religion and the Internet in China / Samuel Lengen; title: Regarding the interplay of popular media and religion in Hong Kong / Yam Chi-Keung; title: Charting religion and media in Taiwan : media expressions of faith as (pluri)identity markers in the democratization era / Stefania Travagnin; title: Part two. Religious media and religion in secular media : case studies from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Eminence and edutainment : Xingyun and Daoxin as television celebrities / Scott Pacey; title: From woman warrior to good wife : Confucian influences on the portrayal of women in China's television drama / Manya Koetse; title: WeChat together about the Buddha : the construction of sacred space and religious community in Shanghai through social media / Weishan Huang.; title: Engaging with a post-totalitarian state : Buddhism online in China / André Lalibreté; title: Buddhist blogs in mainland China and Taiwan : discussing Buddhist approaches to technology / Beverley McGuire; title: Three high-profile Protestant microbloggers in contemporary China : expanding public discourse or burrowing into religious niches on Weibo? / Carsten Vala and Huang Jianbo; title: Digital Islam across the greater China : connecting virtual Ummah to the Chinese-speaking Muslim netizens / Ho Wai-Yip; title: The master said, the master sold? : uses and misuses of the Confucius icon in Chinese commercial advertising / Giovanna Puppin; title: Dharma in motion pictures : Buddhist cartoons and documentaries in contemporary Taiwan / Stefania Travagnin; title: The curious case of discovering Noah's ark in Hong Kong / Yam Chi-Keung; title: Beyond living Buddhas, snowy mountains and mighty mastiffs : imagining Tibetan Buddhism in contemporary China's mediascape / Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa; title: Huang-ting zen : crossing the straits and engendering emotional transformation through digital media / Paul J. Farrelly.