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Zusatztext "The relationship between the media and various forms of "fundamentalism" has been intimate, complex, mutually reinforcing - and largely misunderstood. This superb volume of essays goes a long way toward enhancing our grasp of this crucial topic." - Randall Balmer, Professor of American Religious History, Barnard College, Columbia University, USA Informationen zum Autor Stewart M. Hoover is Professor of Media Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder , USA, where he directs the Center for Media, Religion and Culture. Nadia Kaneva is Assistant Professor in Media, Film and Journ alism Studies at the University of Denver , USA. Her research draws on critical theories of culture and communication and explores the relationships between collective identities, power and ideology. Klappentext Looks at the complex role that media play in the rise and spread of fundamentalist movements within various religions traditions. > Vorwort Looks at the complex role that media play in the rise and spread of fundamentalist movements within various religions traditions. Zusammenfassung Discusses the complex role that media plays in the rise and spread of fundamentalist movements within various religions traditions. This book looks at 'fundamentalisms' and 'the media' together and addresses the resulting relations and interactions from critical perspectives of history, technology, geography, and practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Fundamental Mediations: Religion, Meaning, and Identity in Global Context, Stewart M. Hoover (University of Colorado - Boulder, USA) & Nadia Kaneva (University of Denver, USA) Part I: Histories 2. What Can Peacebuilders Learn From Fundamentalists? R. Scott Appleby (University of Notre Dame, USA) 3. Are Free Expression and Fundamentalism Two Colliding Principles? Edward Michael Lenert (University of Nevada - Reno, USA) 4. A Historical Overview of American Christian Fundamentalism in the 20th Century Susan Maurer (St. John's University, USA) Part II: Mediations 5. Fundamentalism in Arab and Muslim Media Leon Barkho (Jönköping International Business School, Sweden) 6. Conservative Christian Spokespeople in Mainstream US News Media Kirsten Isgro (Mount Holyoke College, USA) 7. Use of the Term ‘Fundamentalist Christian' in Canadian National Television News David Haskell (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada) 8. The Vernacular Ideology of Christian Fundamentalism on the World Wide Web Robert Glenn Howard (University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA) 9. Opus Dei and the Role of the Media in Constructing Fundamentalist Identity Claire Hoertz Badaracco (Marquette University, USA) Part III: Locations 10. African Traditional Religion, Pentecostalism and the Clash of Spiritualities in Ghana J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu (Trinity Theological Seminary, Ghana) 11. Discursive Construction of Shamanism and Christian Fundamentalism in Korean Popular Culture Jin Kyu Park (Seoul Women's University, South Korea) 12. Christian Fundamentalism and the Media in India Pradip N. Thomas (University of Queensland, Australia) ...
