The Media and Religious Authority

As the availability and use of media platforms continue to expand, the cultural visibility of religion is on the rise, leading to questions about religious authority: Where does it come from? How is it established? What might be changing it? 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.
An insightful combination of theoretical groundwork and individual case studies, The Media and Religious Authority invites us to rethink the relationships among the media, religion, and culture.
The contributors are Karina Kosicki Bellotti, Alexandra Boutros, Pauline Hope Cheong, Peter Horsfield, Christine Hoff Kraemer, Joonseong Lee, Alf Linderman, Bahíyyah Maroon, Montré Aza Missouri, and Emily Zeamer, with an afterword by Lynn Schofield Clark.

About the author

Stewart M. Hoover is Professor of Media Studies, Professor Adjoint of Religious Studies, and Founder and Director of the Center for Media, Religion, and Culture at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His most recent book is Religion in the Media Age.

Summary

Explores how modern means of communication are changing religion, and how contemporary mediations of religion challenge and refine the aspirations and prospects of religious authority.

Product details

• Assisted by: Stewart M. Hoover (Editor), Stewart M. (University of Colorado Hoover (Editor), Hoover Stewart M. (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9780271073231
• ISBN: 978-0-271-07323-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, RELIGION / Leadership, Religious & spiritual leaders, Communication Studies, Religious life and practice, Religious institutions & organizations