Implications of the Sacred in (Post)Modern Media
Göteborg: Nordicom (2006), 274 pp.
ISBN 91-89471-34-2
"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 religion. It has a Nordic voice. This means that it focuses on empirical data collected from the Nordic countries. Most of the authors are from the Nordic region, critical views from other corners of the world are brought in as well. This book creates a platform for a genuinely multidimensional and crossdisciplinary discussion on the subject of the media, the sacred and religion in the context of (post)modern media." (Back cover)
I: STUDYING MEDIA AND THE SACRED
Implications of the Sacred in Media Studies / Johanna Sumiala-Seppänen, 11
The Self as a Sacred Object in Media / Eric W. Rothenbuhler, 31
Contested Communication. Mediating the Sacred / Knut Lundby, 43
News of the Unholy. Constructing Religion as a Social Problem in the News Media / Titus Hjelm, 63
II: IMPLICATION OF THE SACRED IN HISTORY AND NEWS
The Tsunami of the Media. The Structural Coupling between Mass Media and Religion / Lars Qvortrup, 79
God, Crown and Mammon. The Public Sphere and Transforming Alliances and Balances of Power / Raimo Salokangas & Johanna Sumiala-Seppänen, 105
Religion in the Newsrooms. Policies and Attitudes of Danish Editors and Journalists / Tim Jensen, 119
Dangerous Metaphors. The Media Coverage of the American Crusade / Lars Lundsten & Matteo Stocchetti, 139
III: THE SACRED AND (POST)MODERN MEDIA CULTURE
Sacred Scenarios and Digital Narratives / Larry Friedlander, 161
As It Is in Heaven. Dionysian Ritual on the Big Screen / Anita Hammer, 177
Sacred Film / Jolyon Mitchell, 197
Seek and You Will Find. A Critical Discussion of the Search for "Christian" Content in Popular Culture / Andreas Häger, 217
Harry Potter and Religious Mediatization / Jeanette Sky, 235
A Space Set Apart? Young People Exploring the Sacred on the Internet / Mia Lövheim, 255
Implications of the Sacred in Media Studies / Johanna Sumiala-Seppänen, 11
The Self as a Sacred Object in Media / Eric W. Rothenbuhler, 31
Contested Communication. Mediating the Sacred / Knut Lundby, 43
News of the Unholy. Constructing Religion as a Social Problem in the News Media / Titus Hjelm, 63
II: IMPLICATION OF THE SACRED IN HISTORY AND NEWS
The Tsunami of the Media. The Structural Coupling between Mass Media and Religion / Lars Qvortrup, 79
God, Crown and Mammon. The Public Sphere and Transforming Alliances and Balances of Power / Raimo Salokangas & Johanna Sumiala-Seppänen, 105
Religion in the Newsrooms. Policies and Attitudes of Danish Editors and Journalists / Tim Jensen, 119
Dangerous Metaphors. The Media Coverage of the American Crusade / Lars Lundsten & Matteo Stocchetti, 139
III: THE SACRED AND (POST)MODERN MEDIA CULTURE
Sacred Scenarios and Digital Narratives / Larry Friedlander, 161
As It Is in Heaven. Dionysian Ritual on the Big Screen / Anita Hammer, 177
Sacred Film / Jolyon Mitchell, 197
Seek and You Will Find. A Critical Discussion of the Search for "Christian" Content in Popular Culture / Andreas Häger, 217
Harry Potter and Religious Mediatization / Jeanette Sky, 235
A Space Set Apart? Young People Exploring the Sacred on the Internet / Mia Lövheim, 255
