Rethinking Media, Religion, and Culture
Thousand Oaks; London; New Delhi: Sage (1997), x, 332 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 0-7619-0171-X
"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." (Publisher description)
I. ANALYSIS OF MEDIA, RELIGION, AND CULTURE
1 Introduction: Setting the Agenda./ Stewart M Hoover and Knut Lundby, 3
2 At the Intersection of Media, Culture, and Religion: A Bibliographical Essay / Lynn Schofield Clark and Stewart M Hoover, 15
3 Religion and Media in the Construction of Cultures / Robert A White, 37
4 Technology and Triadic Theories of Mediation / Clifford G Christians, 65
II. MEDIA, RELIGION, AND CULTURE: CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
5 The Re-Enchantment of the World: Religion and the Transformations of Modernity / Graham Murdock, 85
6 Mass Media as a Site of Resacralization of Contemporary Cultures / Jesús Martín-Barber, 102
7 Escape from Time: Ritual Dimensions of Popular Culture / Gregor Goethals, 117
8 The Dispersed Sacred: Anomie and the Crisis of Ritual / Gabriel Bar-Haim, 133
9 The Web of Collective Representations / Knut Lundby, 146
III. MEDIA, RELIGION, AND CULTURE: CHANGING INSTITUTIONS
10 Changes in Religion in Periods of Media Convergence / Peter G. Horsfield, 167
11 Media, Meaning and Method in Religious Studies / Chris Arthur, 184
12 Televangelism: Redressive Ritual within a Larger Social Drama / Bobby C Alexander, 194
13 Resistance through Mediated Orality / Keyan G. Tomaselli and Arnold Shepperson, 209
IV. MEDIA, RELIGION, AND CULTURE: INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE
14 Psychologized Religion in a Mediated World / Janice Peck, 227
15 A Utopian on Main Street / Claire Hoertz Badaracco, 246
16 Making Sense of Religion in Television / Alf Linderman, 263
17 Media and the Construction of the Religious Public Sphere / Stewart M Hoover, 283
18 Summary Remarks: Mediated Religion / Knut Lundby and Stewart M Hoover, 298
1 Introduction: Setting the Agenda./ Stewart M Hoover and Knut Lundby, 3
2 At the Intersection of Media, Culture, and Religion: A Bibliographical Essay / Lynn Schofield Clark and Stewart M Hoover, 15
3 Religion and Media in the Construction of Cultures / Robert A White, 37
4 Technology and Triadic Theories of Mediation / Clifford G Christians, 65
II. MEDIA, RELIGION, AND CULTURE: CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
5 The Re-Enchantment of the World: Religion and the Transformations of Modernity / Graham Murdock, 85
6 Mass Media as a Site of Resacralization of Contemporary Cultures / Jesús Martín-Barber, 102
7 Escape from Time: Ritual Dimensions of Popular Culture / Gregor Goethals, 117
8 The Dispersed Sacred: Anomie and the Crisis of Ritual / Gabriel Bar-Haim, 133
9 The Web of Collective Representations / Knut Lundby, 146
III. MEDIA, RELIGION, AND CULTURE: CHANGING INSTITUTIONS
10 Changes in Religion in Periods of Media Convergence / Peter G. Horsfield, 167
11 Media, Meaning and Method in Religious Studies / Chris Arthur, 184
12 Televangelism: Redressive Ritual within a Larger Social Drama / Bobby C Alexander, 194
13 Resistance through Mediated Orality / Keyan G. Tomaselli and Arnold Shepperson, 209
IV. MEDIA, RELIGION, AND CULTURE: INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE
14 Psychologized Religion in a Mediated World / Janice Peck, 227
15 A Utopian on Main Street / Claire Hoertz Badaracco, 246
16 Making Sense of Religion in Television / Alf Linderman, 263
17 Media and the Construction of the Religious Public Sphere / Stewart M Hoover, 283
18 Summary Remarks: Mediated Religion / Knut Lundby and Stewart M Hoover, 298
