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The growing connections between media, culture and religion are increasingly evident in contemporary society, but until now have rarely been theoretically linked. The contributors to this volume effectively combine these areas into a coherent whole. The issues they examine include: the decline of religious institutions during the late twentieth century; the increasing autonomy and individualized practice of religion; and the surge of media and media-based icons that are often imbued with religious qualities, and the ensuing effect on cultural practices.
Religion and Media in the Construction of Cultures
Religion and Media in the Construction of Cultures
The current questions about the politics and cultural influence of the religious broadcasters of fundamentalist leanings in various religious traditions raise many of the classical issues regarding media and religion in public discourse. Is religion part of the public cultural patrimony, or is it a matter of personal opinion that is best consigned to the private sphere? Does the decline of some of the institutional churches confirm predictions of inevitable secularization, or do the new religious movements signal a resurgence of the sacred in the public sphere? These quandaries about the public role of religion, especially in broadcasting, reflect the erosion of old certainties in the sociology of religion ...
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