UID:
almahu_9949244387402882
Format:
1 online resource (232 p.)
ISBN:
9783110270488
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Religion and Society , 53
Content:
This volume offers unique insights into the mutually constitutive nature of social media practices and religious change. Part 1 examines how social media operate in conjunction with mass media in the construction of discourses of religion and spirituality. It includes: a longitudinal study of British news media coverage of Christianity, secularism and religious diversity (Knott et al.); an analysis of responses to two documentaries 'The Monastery' and 'The Convent' (Thomas); an evaluation of theories of the sacred in studies of religion and media within the 'strong program' in cultural sociology in the US (Lynch); and a study of the consequences of mass and social media synergies for public perceptions of Islam in the Netherlands (Herbert). Part 2 examines the role of social media in the construction of contemporary martyrs and media celebrities (e.g., Michael Jackson) using mixed and mobile methods to analyse fan sites (Bennett & Campbell) and jihadi websites and YouTube (Nauta). Part 3 examines how certain bounded religious communities negotiate the challenges of social media: Judaism in Second Life (Abrams & Baker); Bah'ai regulation of web use among members (Campbell & Fulton); YouTube evangelists (Pihlaja); and public expressions of bereavement (Greenhill & Fletcher). The book provides theoretically informed empirical case studies and presents an intriguing, complex picture of the aesthetic and ethical, demographic and discursive aspects of new spaces of communication and their implications for religious institutions, beliefs and practices.
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
,
In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Theology and Religious Studies 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238549
In:
DGBA Theology and Religious Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110638165
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317350
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE THEOLOGY, JUDAISM, RELIGION 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317343
In:
E-BOOK PAKET THEOLOGIE, RELIGIONSWISS., JUDAISTIK 2013, De Gruyter, 9783110317336
In:
Religious Studies De Gruyter, De Gruyter, 9783110716825
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110270457
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1515/9783110270488
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110270488
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110270488
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