| Exploring Religion and the Sacred in a Media Age Contributor(s): Arweck, Elisabeth (Author), Deacy, Christopher (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138265810 ISBN-13: 9781138265813 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Essays |
| Dewey: 201.7 |
| Series: Theology and Religion in Interdisciplinary Perspective Serie |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.86 lbs) 274 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In recent years, there has been growing awareness across a range of academic disciplines of the value of exploring issues of religion and the sacred in relation to cultures of everyday life. Exploring Religion and the Sacred in a Media Age offers inter-disciplinary perspectives drawing from theology, religious studies, media studies, cultural studies, film studies, sociology and anthropology. Combining theoretical frameworks for the analysis of religion, media and popular culture, with focused international case studies of particular texts, practices, communities and audiences, the authors examine topics such as media rituals, marketing strategies, empirical investigations of audience testimony, and the influence of religion on music, reality television and the internet. Both academically rigorous and of interest to a wider readership, this book offers a wide range of fascinating explorations at the cutting edge of many contemporary debates in sociology, religion and media, including chapters on the way evangelical groups in America have made use of The Da Vinci Code and on the influences of religion on British club culture and electronic dance music. |