| Aesthetic Formations: Media, Religion, and the Senses 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Meyer, Birgit (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230605559 ISBN-13: 9780230605558 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: The central theme of this volume is the incorporation of newly accessible mass media into practices of religious mediation in a variety of settings, including Pentecostal-charismatic churches and neo-traditional and Islamic movements, and the use of religious forms and image in the sphere of radio and cinema. Based on a long-term cooperation, the contributors examine the role of religion and media in the emergence and sustenance of new 'aesthetic formations' that appeal to the body and the senses, and generate new styles of binding and moods of belonging in our time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 201.7 |
| LCCN: 2008055765 |
| Series: Religion/Culture/Critique |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.95 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
