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"One of the ways by which religious rituals communicate in African society is by maintaining cohesion in the culture. They connect participants to richer meanings and larger forces of their community. Even in representational models, rituals create solidarity in the form of subjective experiences of ... more
"This issue of Australian Religion Studies Review examines the intersection of religion and celebrity, both major discourses in the modern world. The six articles examine the imbrication of celebrity with: three traditional religions, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism; the new religion of Candomblé; ... more
"Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the A ... more
"This book examines the incorporation of newly accessible mass media into practices of religious mediation in a variety of settings including the Pentecostal Church and Islamic movements, as well as the use of religious forms and image in the sphere of radio and cinema." (Publisher description)
"Ob "Herr der Ringe", "Das Leben der Anderen" oder "Bruce Allmächtig" - in vielen populären Kino-Filmen werden Gott, die Bibel und aktuelle ethische Fragen thematisiert. Doch wie findet man den passenden Film zum jeweiligen religiös-ethischen Thema? Der Autor liefert auf kompakte Art und Weise ei ... more
"Investigating a vibrant audio-recording industry in southern Yemen, The Moral Resonance of Arab Media shows how new forms of political activism emerge through sensory engagements with Arabic poetry and song. From the 1940s onward, a new cadre of political activists has used audio-recording technolo ... more
"Unterhaltung stellt in unserer Kultur die Schlüsselkategorie für den Wirklichkeitszugang der meisten Menschen dar. Dennoch wurde der Unterhaltungsbegriff lange Zeit als ernstzunehmende Kategorie in der theologischen Diskussion ausgeblendet. Erst die aktuelle Debatte um religiöse Signaturen der M ... more
"The news media report global conflicts related to religion. New expressions of religiosity and spirituality appear in popular media culture. The relationship between media and the sacred has become an inevitable topic. This book offers new and fresh perspectives on the media, the sacred and religio ... more
"The Blackwell Guide to Theology of Popular Culture outlines various general theories of popular culture, identifies theologians and theological concepts that are conducive to analyzing popular culture, and explores religious themes that are asserting themselves through popular movies, novels, music ... more
"Die Autorin untersucht aktuelle Blockbuster-Filme, um zu allgemeingültigen Erfolgskriterien für Popularfilme zu gelangen. Dabei wird aufgezeigt, daß Blockbuster unsere Sehnsüchte, Wünsche und Ängste unter Zuhilfenahme mythisch-symbolischer Gestaltungselemente beantworten. Zudem fungieren die ... more
"Diese Studie geht den religiösen Aspekten nach, die in Musik und Showgeschäft, Fernsehserien und Starwelten, also in ganz verschiedenen Bereichen der Erlebnis- und Unterhaltungsgesellschaft aufzuspüren sind. Diese Spurensuche zeigt, dass es zu nicht-religiösen Aneignungen religiöser Traditione ... more
"Der Begriff der »populären Religion« spielt auf zwei Merkmale gegenwärtiger religiöser Entwicklungen an: erstens auf die Entwicklung, Ausbreitung und Globalisierung eines religiösen Marktes, auf dem die verschiedensten Inhalte der historisch gewachsenen Religionen angeboten werden-und der ent ... more