Aesthetic Formations : Media, Religion, and the Senses
Birgit. Meyer
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (293 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Introduction: From Imagined Communities to Aesthetic Formations: Religious Mediations, Sensational Forms, and Styles of Binding; Part 1 Boundary Politics; Part 2 Religion in the Public Realm; Part 3 Mediating Immediacy; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index. - 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 Islamic movements, and the use of religious forms and images 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.
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| Emner | Mass media
Mass media --Religious aspects. Religion and culture. Estetikk Vis mer... Medier
Philosophy & Religion Religion - General Religion religion kultur medier media estetikk mediering massemedier |
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| ISBN | 0230605559. - 9780230605558. - 9780230622296
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