Practicing Religion in the Age of the Media
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"It is diffucult to imagine that Hoover and Clark's collection will not work to inspire and encourage further research...The book should have considerable value to students of this field." -- Gustav Niebuhr, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Book Description
Increasingly, the religious practices people engage in and the ways they talk about what is meaningful or sacred take place in the context of media culture -- in the realm of the so-called secular.
Focusing on this intersection of the sacred and the secular, this volume gathers together the work of media experts, religious historians, sociologists of religion, and authorities on American studies and art history. Topics range from Islam on the Internet to the quasi-religious practices of Elvis fans, from the uses of popular culture by the Salvation Army in its early years to the uses of interactive media technologies at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Beit Hashoah Museum of Tolerance. The issues that the essays address include the public/private divide, the distinctions between the sacred and profane, and how to distinguish between the practices that may be termed "religious" and those that may not.
Practicing Religion in the Age of the Media
Practicing Religion in the Age of the Media,Stewart M. Hoover,Lynn Schofield Clark,Columbia University Press,0231120893,Anthropology - Cultural,Comparative Religion,Mass media,Mass media and culture,Media Studies,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture - General,Religious aspects,Social Science,Sociology
Practicing Religion in the Age of the Media
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