The Media and Religious Authority
University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press (2016), viii, 296 pp.
Contains illustrations, index
ISBN 978-0-271-07795-6 (ebook); 978-0-271-07795-6 (pbk)
"The contributors to The Media and Religious Authority examine the ways in which new centers of power and influence are emerging as religions seek to "brand" themselves in the media age. Putting their in-depth, incisive studies of particular instances of media production and reception in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and North America into conversation with one another, the volume explores how evolving mediations of religion in various places affect the prospects, aspirations, and durability of religious authority across the globe." (Publisher description)
Introduction / Stewart M. Hoover, 1
PART 1: RETHINKING AUTHORITY IN AN ERA OF MEDIA AND RELIGIOUS CHANGE
1 Religious Authority in the Media Age / Stewart M. Hoover, 15
2 The Media and Religious Authority from Ancient to Modern / Peter Horsfield, 37
3 Media and (Vicarious) Religion: Two Levels of Religious Authority / Alf Linderman, 67
4 Religious Authority and Social Media Branding in a Culture of Religious Celebrification / Pauline Hope Cheong, 81
PART 2: CASE STUDIES
5 Satellite Publics: Moral Identity and New Media in Moroccan Islam / Bahíyyah Maroon, 105
6 Examining All the Realms of Nature: Evidence, Insight, and the Quest for Knowledge in Modern Thailand / Emily Zeamer, 125
7 Cyber Memorial Zones and Shamanic Inheritance in Korea / Joonseong Lee, 150
8 Baadaass Mamas: Race, Sex, and Afro-Religiosity in Sankofa / Montré Aza Missouri, 170
9 Techno-Vodou: Transnational Flows in the Spiritual Marketplace / Alexandra Boutros, 193
10 Evangelical Media for Youth and Religious Authority in Brazil / Karina Kosicki Bellotti, 209
11 The Authority of the Image: Sex, Religion, and the Text/Image Conflict in Craig Thompson's Blankets / Christine Hoff Kraemer, 228
Afterword: The Media and Religious Authority / Lynn Schofield Clark, 253
PART 1: RETHINKING AUTHORITY IN AN ERA OF MEDIA AND RELIGIOUS CHANGE
1 Religious Authority in the Media Age / Stewart M. Hoover, 15
2 The Media and Religious Authority from Ancient to Modern / Peter Horsfield, 37
3 Media and (Vicarious) Religion: Two Levels of Religious Authority / Alf Linderman, 67
4 Religious Authority and Social Media Branding in a Culture of Religious Celebrification / Pauline Hope Cheong, 81
PART 2: CASE STUDIES
5 Satellite Publics: Moral Identity and New Media in Moroccan Islam / Bahíyyah Maroon, 105
6 Examining All the Realms of Nature: Evidence, Insight, and the Quest for Knowledge in Modern Thailand / Emily Zeamer, 125
7 Cyber Memorial Zones and Shamanic Inheritance in Korea / Joonseong Lee, 150
8 Baadaass Mamas: Race, Sex, and Afro-Religiosity in Sankofa / Montré Aza Missouri, 170
9 Techno-Vodou: Transnational Flows in the Spiritual Marketplace / Alexandra Boutros, 193
10 Evangelical Media for Youth and Religious Authority in Brazil / Karina Kosicki Bellotti, 209
11 The Authority of the Image: Sex, Religion, and the Text/Image Conflict in Craig Thompson's Blankets / Christine Hoff Kraemer, 228
Afterword: The Media and Religious Authority / Lynn Schofield Clark, 253
