"Today the relations between Arab audiences and Arab media are characterised by pluralism and fragmentation. More than a thousand Arab satellite TV channels alongside other new media platforms are offering all kinds of programming. Religion has also found a vital place as a topic in mainstream media
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or in one of the approximately 135 religious satellite channels that broadcast guidance and entertainment with an Islamic frame of reference. How do Arab audiences make use of mediated religion in negotiations of identity and belonging? The empirical based case studies in this interdisciplinary volume explore audience-media relations with a focus on religious identity in different countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, and the United States." (Publisher description)
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"Consideramos que o Diretório de Comunicação da Igreja no Brasil aponta, essencialmente, para três novos rumos na comunicação católica brasileira. Um deles é a disseminação da cultura de educação para os meios. A preocupação da Igreja vai além do domínio das técnicas de produção,
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mas, sim, em conduzir a sociedade à reflexão sobre a influência desses meios na vida das famílias e, consequentemente, na vida da sociedade. Percebemos, no texto, a atenção da Igreja em proporcionar e incentivar momentos de reflexão sobre os meios de comunicação, a fim de que todos os cristãos tenham condição de fazer uso crítico desses meios. Observamos, ainda, certa maturidade no pensamento e comportamento da Igreja para o uso dessas ferramentas, sugerindo uma perspectiva estratégica de utilização dos meios de comunicação. Outro rumo assinalado no documento é o desenvolvimento da Pastoral da Comunicação no país. Anteriormente, a pastoral não possuía documento oficial da Igreja, com tantas orientações sobre sua ação e atuação. Agora, com essa publicação, as atividades e a presença dessa iniciativa tem ainda mais possibilidade de se desenvolver e crescer." (Conclução)
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"Este trabalho delineia trilhas da pesquisa em Mídia e Religião, focalizando a aproximação desses estudos com a área de Comunicação. A pesquisa focaliza os livros sobre o tema publicados entre 1980 e 2013. São delineados três momentos, não isentos de mesclas e sobreposições: (a) investig
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ações a partir das Ciências Sociais, em particular da Sociologia da Religião; (b) primeiras articulações nos estudos sobre comunicação eclesial; e (c) a consolidação do tema na área de Comunicação. Observa-se como mídia e religião se articulam na produção de conhecimento no campo das pesquisas em Comunicação." (Resumo)
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"The first part of the book is an overview of the history of films which offer substantial images of Mary. They include the films specifically about Mary and her presence in the life of Jesus films [...] In the second part of the book, which has been designed especially as an aid to teachers, eight
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particular focuses on Mary in the Gospels are used as reference points for the Mary Films. For each of these eight focuses, scenes from particular films are described briefly but in some detail so that teachers can pick and choose what they might like to screen and know what features are to the fore in each sequence. At the end of each section, there is a brief overview followed by a listing of the key themes for this focus on Mary’s life. In the third part, there is more detail on the apparition films and in the fourth part more detail on the Marian figures and metaphors." (Introduction)
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"Poussées autant par l’enseignement de l’Eglise que par les appels de la mission au quotidien, les communautés de l’Eglise d’Afrique s’engagent de jour en jour et de mieux en mieux pour apporter une réponse aux appels à la communication. Il suffit même de considérer le besoin de visi
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bilité, de signer sa présence dans un espace de plus en plus convoité et envahi. Mais les diverses réponses données parfois vaille que vaille tardent à se traduire en actions pertinentes et durables. Il faut une réflexion plus soutenue, gage d’un meilleur engagement. Le présent ouvrage esquisse des réponses et fraye des voies à suivre en connaissance de cause. Que l’Afrique se lève et parle !" (Description de la maison d'édition)
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"The study examined various sampled media content and interviewed key informants to understand professional and ethical considerations informing media coverage of terror, religious extremism and radicalisation. From the findings, it is evident that the media somehow contributes to the propagation of
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the dominant narratives that: People of Somali origin are potential terrorists; all Muslims are potential terrorists because most suspects arrested are Muslims; and that Islam preaches and supports radicalisation and extremism, among other narratives. The study reveals that journalists now face serious security risks especially in the coastal region following perceived media biases. In fact, some have been attacked or threatened. The media does not strictly adhere to professional tenets and code of conduct. Some of the noted violations include use of bloody pictures and abhorrent scenes, inability to separate fact from commentary; and use of single news sources which creates impressions of biased reporting. Journalists should equally be careful about words and phrases they use when reporting terrorism and associated issues. They should promote diversity, and have different voices and perspectives on terrorism, religious and radicalisation issues. Consequently, promotion of inter-religious dialogue through the media is important in ensuring a cohesive society. The media should also go beyond superficial reporting and critically interrogate social, economic and political issues and provide a platform for better understanding of the problems that face society." (Executive summary)
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"No campo de estudos de religião e mídia, a importância da comunicação de massa está bem estabelecida para as religiões globalizadas tais como o cristianismo e o islamismo, mas o mesmo não se verifica com relação às religiões nativas africanas. O presente artigo busca preencher essa lacu
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na investigando as atividades de mídia de um movimento religioso neo-tradicional em Gana, a Missão Afrikania. Ao analisar a posição cambiante de Afrikania na esfera pública em relação a mudanças nos cenários político, religioso e midiático de Gana, demonstro como novos constrangimentos e oportunidades levaram Afrikania a adaptar suas estratégias de acesso à mídia e seus estilos de representação. A política de representação da Afrikania é complexificada pela sua posição delicada entre uma esfera pública de hegemonia cristã e as práticas dos sacerdotes e sacerdotisas que ela visa representar." (Resumo)
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"Cet ouvrage analyse l’environnement des radios confessionnelles et leurs stratégies de communication dans un contexte médiatique, religieux et social marqué par le libéralisme et de profondes mutations. Il nous fait découvrir l’extraordinaire expansion des médias radiophoniques en Afrique
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subsaharienne depuis le début des années 1990. L’étude porte essentiellement sur quatre pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest, mais examine aussi des exemples bien connus en Afrique centrale et en Afrique de l’Est. On verra que tout en faisant une large part au message religieux, les radios mettent volontiers l’accent sur les problèmes sociaux: développement, condition féminine, démocratie et État de droit, questions de santé – la maladie et sa guérison. Les radios confessionnelles africaines mènent donc de front le prosélytisme et l’engagement social au nom de la logique d’une mission à double sens: ad intra et ad extra, sans oublier le « divertissement ». (Description de la maison d'édition)
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"The role of religious leaders in countries with very large Muslim populations such as Indonesia continues to attract world attention. However, mainstream media often focus on fundamentalist Muslim clerics. What seems to be missing from these narratives is efforts by moderate Muslim leaders to thwar
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t fundamentalism by improving their communication style and their use of media and technology in order to reach young people as well as the wider community. This article explores the communication approaches and methods favored by Indonesian Islamic leaders—including use of both conventional and cutting-edge technology—to communicate with their followers. Interviews with 10 Muslim leaders were conducted in order to better understand their rich experiences. Findings suggest that Islamic preachers have embraced new technology and new media to communicate with their followers and attract a younger audience." (Abstract)
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"Rezente Berichte über den Zustand von Religionsfreiheit und Pluralismus in Indonesien zeichnen häufig ein wenig schönes Bild. Gleichzeitig findet sich vielfach aber auch die Ansicht, Indonesien als ein Land zu sehen, das erfolgreich einen Demokratisierungsprozess in Gang setzen konnte und daher
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als Modell für einen demokratischen und moderaten Islam dienen kann – trotz all der damit verbundenen religiösen und gesellschaftlichen Probleme in Indonesien." (Abstract)
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"Filme sprechen fast alle unsere Sinne an. Das Zusammenspiel von Licht, Farben und Musik erreicht die Menschen unmittelbar, berührt und bewegt die Zuschauenden. Ganz wie ein gelungener Gottesdienst. Das Massenmedium Film eignet sich auf ganz besondere Weise, Menschen mit den zentralen Themen des Le
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bens und des Glaubens in Verbindung zu bringen. Auf diesem Weg dienen die Filme dazu, die biblischen Deutungsangebote lebendig werden zu lassen. Das Buch bietet rund 20 erprobte Filmgottesdienste, unter anderem: Ziemlich beste Freunde; Walk the line; Schindlers Liste; Pretty Woman; Into the Wild; Luther. Filmgottesdienste zu Kurzfilmen, Praxistipps zur Vorbereitung und Durchführung von Filmgottesdiensten, juristische Basisinformationen und Listen mit geeigneten Filmen sowie Bezugsquellen runden das Buch ab. Alle Beiträger haben langjährige Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit Filmgottesdiensten." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"La radio suscitó desde sus comienzos el interés por parte de la Iglesia católica ante las posibilidades que ofrecía como un medio universal de comunicación para propagar los contenidos religiosos y difundir el mensaje del evangelio. El presente artículo aborda el estudio y análisis de las ra
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dios católicas españolas (COPE, Radio Santa María de Toledo, Radio Estel de Barcelona y Radio María) en cuanto se refiere a los contenidos que incluyen en sus parrillas de programación, así como las estrategias empleadas para lograr el éxito de estas emisiones y permanecer en las ondas." (Resumen)
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"The civil war in Syria is the most important propaganda topic for Islamists in Germany at the moment. Even German youngsters have already followed the calls, left their homes to join the fight and have been killed. When recruiting new followers, the jihadists use videos as a central element for spr
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eading their Islamistic ideas and inciting to the armed struggle against 'non-believers'.
Platforms like Facebook and YouTube, very popular among young people, make these videos widely accessible even outside of the spectrum of Islamist movements. This in-creases the risk for children and youngsters of stumbling across Islamist's ideas, hatred and depictions of extreme violence. [...] Many videos rely on an emotionalizing effect with images of children suffering or dying. The use of close-ups of faces contorted by pain, serious injuries or even severed limbs is very common. The producers of these clips emotionally ap-peal to the empathy, sense of justice and protective instinct of the recipients. Very often, Islamists directly approach young men with slogans like 'Where are the lions? Where are the men? Where are you?' and try to make more young Muslims shoulder responsibility for 'their brothers and sis-ters' and support them in their fight.
The drastic images make the Muslim audience feel guilty: If they do not actively help in this crisis situation how should they stand trial before Allah? As the minimum form of sup-port, Islamists demand from them to become aware of their Muslim identity and to comply with the rules of the funda-mentalist groups." (Page 1)
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