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Islamic Fundamentalism in Arab Television: Islamism and Salafism in Competition

Jakob Skoovgard-Petersen

In: Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Vol. 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere

Ulrika Mårtensson; Jennifer Bailey; Priscilla Ringrose; Asbjorn Dyrendal (eds.)

London; New York: Tauris (2011), pp. 264-291

"Within less than 20 years, the number of Arabic-language satellite channels has risen from zero to more than 500, including channels financed by the US, Russia, China, the UK and France. Some 50 of these channels label themselves as Islamic (and a handful are Christian), but Islamic programming is ... more

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Télé Lumière: Una televisione cristiana in Medio Oriente: Attualità e prospettive di futuro

Ramsine Hage Moussa

Roma: Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, Facultá di Comunicazione Sociale e Istituzionale, Doctoral Thesis (2010), 166 pp.

"Le difficoltà di Télé Lumière consistono, a nostro parere: in un livello tecnico sì buono, ma ancora migliorabile; nella preparazione di coloro che interagiscono direttamente con il pubblico, che potrebbe essere più qualificata. Inoltre si è constata: la mancanza d’autosufficienza (sopratt ... more

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Guidelines for Religious Broadcasting

Accra: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) (2010), viii, 8 pp.

Religious Broadcasting in the Middle East: Islamic, Christian and Jewish Channels. Programmes and Discourses
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Cambridge: Cambridge University, Cambridge Arab Media Project (CAMP);Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies (CIS) (2010), 70 pp.

"Since the mid-1990s, the influence of satellite television broadcasting in the Middle East has become central to the shaping of public attitudes in the region and beyond. While many of the main influential mainstream satellite channels are news-focused, entertainment and religious broadcasting are ... more

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McDonaldisation, Masala McGospel and Om Economics: Televangelism in Contemporary India

Jonathan D. James

New Delhi: Sage (2010), xxvii, 232 pp.

"This book looks at religion in a transnational and global context and presents a systematic account of the methods undertaken by modern day missionaries to convert people. The author seeks to understand the outworking of the American phenomenon of televangelism in India, in a new historical, cultur ... more

Midiatização da Religião: Processos midiáticos e a construção de novas comunidades de pertencimento. Estudo sobre a recepção da TV Canção Nova

Paulo Roque Gasparetto

UNISINOS (2010), 15 pp.

Dai-me almas: O pastoreio midiatizado da TV Canção Nova

Gilson Soares Raslan Filho

São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, Doctoral Thesis (2010), 355 pp.

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Comunidade e sociedade informacional: O fenômeno comunitário contemporâneo a partir da comunidade midiática Canção Nova

Ronaldo José de Sousa

Paraiba: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais (PPGCS), Doctoral Thesis (2010), 280 pp.

"O presente estudo trata da emergência de um novo tipo de comunidade, a “comunidade midiática de vida no Espírito”, sustentada em vínculos de pertença construídos e mantidos midiaticamente. As “comunidades de vida no Espírito” são associações de católicos carismáticos que, normal ... more

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10 años de la mano de María. Televida: 10 años de buena compañía

Medellín: Congregación Mariana;Televida (2010), 80 pp.

Show da fé e de sentido(s): O universo eclesial como mediaçao sociocultural

Rosa Malena Pignatari

Bauru: Universidade Estadual Paulista, Master Thesis (2009), 272 pp.

"Às vésperas de completar 100 anos em 2010, o pentecostalismo no Brasil se mostra como um fenômeno complexo, multifacetado, desafiando comunicadores, empresários da mídia, sociólogos, pastores, crentes, ateus e também pesquisadores da comunicação social, já que na contemporaneidade as expe ... more

Midiatização da religião: Processos midiáticos e a construção de novas comunidades de pertencimento. Estudo sobre a recepção da TV Canção Nova

Paulo Roque Gasparetto

São Leopoldo: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Doctoral Thesis (2009), 459 pp.

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Historical Routes Towards Religious Television Fiction in Post-Mobutu Kinshasa

Katrien Pype

Studies in World Christianity, volume 15, issue 2 (2009), pp. 131-148

"In this article I primarily focus upon locally produced television serials (also called maboke, théâtre populaire, or télédramatiques), which constitute one important genre that help to spread what some describe as the Pentecostalist ideology. The main theme of Kinshasa’s post-millennial tele ... dramas is the spiritual battle (Li. litumba ya molimo). They show how the Devil and his accomplices (demons and witches) operate in the material world and thus combat the Christian God. Witches, fools and pastors are the main protagonists of the teleserials. The programmes often conclude with confessions and deliverances. Such rituals are connected with understandings of evil and culturally accepted means of restoration and purification. The moral progression of the serials’ protagonists reflects a didactic purpose, showing the audience how to become a good Christian and how to hold strong in the spiritual battle (Pype 2008). Special effects are deliberately deployed to make manifest the hidden workings of occult practitioners and the miraculous effects of prayers, deliverance rituals and Christian expertise. With regard to the serials’ format, the insertion of Christian songs at the beginning and ending of the episodes, the dropping of Biblical verses into scenes and display of Bible verses in the corners of the screen during the broadcasts indicate the Christian character of Kinshasa’s teleserials. All these characteristics relate both to the instructive goal of the serials and to the intentions of the dramatic artists to create a mood among the audience to watch the programs as divine lessons. As most of Kinshasa’s evangelising artists state, they aim at bringing a spiritual awareness to the audience. They also hope to transmit spiritual knowledge via the interplay of the fictitious narrative, the power of the Word (activated through the multiple Bible verses that are pronounced) and the image (special effects such as visualisations of the occult). The main questions addressed here are how, why and when Kinshasa’s television serials have acquired this Pentecostalist character. I approach Kinshasa’s teleserials not at all as quasi-timeless symbolic documents but as cultural products that carry a history embedded in the significant political and cultural processes Kinois have witnessed." (Page 133) more

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‘We Need to Open Up the Country’: Development and the Christian Key Scenario in the Social Space of Kinshasa’s Teleserials

Katrien Pype

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 1, issue 1 (2009), pp. 101-116

"This article discusses discourses on development in the social space of Kinshasa’s post-Mobutu teleserials. The producers (dramatic artists and born-again Christian leaders; some are both) contend that their work will transform society, counter the social and political crisis and improve the nati ... more

Fernsehprediger, Online-Counselling und Fatwa-Hotlines: Zur Medialisierung des Islam

Carola Richter

In: Religion und Massenmedien

Maud E. Sieprath (ed.)

Berlin: Weißensee-Verlag (2009), pp. 99-128

"Der Mainstream-Islam, der sich heute im arabischen Fernsehen und Internet präsentiert, hat [...] eine besondere Charakteristik: er hat eine moralische Botschaft, ist aber nicht vordergründig politisch und wird damit geduldet von den autoritären Regimes, die in populär-religiösen Formaten zumei ... more

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Faith, Church and Audiovisual Media: Case Studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe

Daniela Frank

In: Faith and Media: Analysis of Faith and Media. Representation and Communication

Hans Geybels; Sara Mels; Michel Walrave (eds.)

Brussels: Peter Lang (2009), pp. 175-190

TV brasileira: Novo púlpito da igreja eletrônica. O verbo se faz imagem televisiva

Gerson Schmidt

Porto Alegre: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Mestrado em Comunicação Social (2008), 135 pp.

"A Igreja Eletrônica é uma realidade concreta que surge no contexto pós-moderno, na contemplação das imagens, dentro de um mundo globalizado, técnico e espetacular. Ela é aqui analisada como fenômeno imagético e de comunicação. A TV Brasileira se torna palco e púlpito de novos atores rel ... more

Religião e TV: Um estudo de programas neopentecostais

Celso Alfaro Malheiros

São Paulo: Faculdade Cáspero Líbero, Mestrado en Comunicação (2008), 194 pp.

"The religious presence on TV programs has been increasing in Brazil, where churches, especially the neopentecostals, have been using the mass communication ways, especially the television, to advertise their messages and attract new followers. This project studies the usage of television by religio ... more