Massenmedien und Religion
Theoretische, gesellschaftliche und historische Aspekte
edited by Hubert Mohr and Jurgen Mohn
Paperback (Published)
(September 2015)
ISBN: 9783290220129
5.47 x 8.27 inches
Price: $40.00
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The relationship between religion and the media is one of the central problems of religious history. Present already in earlier times, but increasingly since the beginning of the 21st century, the social discourse on religion in general is shaped and informed by mass media. This volume publishes essays by religious studies specialists on this innovative field of research. The media under discussion include money, print media, clothing, comics, and the internet, among others. German text.
English summary: The relationship between religion and the media is one of the central problems of religious history. Present already in earlier times, but increasingly since the beginning of the 21st century, the social discourse on religion in general is shaped and informed by mass media. This volume publishes essays by religious studies specialists on this innovative field of research. The media under discussion include money, print media, clothing, comics, and the internet, among others. German text. German description: Das Verhaltnis von Religion und Medien ist eines der zentralen Probleme der Religionsgeschichte. Wie schon in fruheren Zeiten, aber vermehrt im beginnenden 21. Jahrhundert wird der gesellschaftliche Diskurs uber Religion insgesamt durch Massenmedien gepragt und gestaltet. Der Band versammelt Sondierungen von Religionswissenschaftlerinnen und Religionswissenschaftlern in diesem innovativen Forschungsfeld anlasslich einer Tagung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft fur Religionswissenschaft im Jahr 2009. Die untersuchten Medien reichen vom Geld uber Printmedien und Kleidung bis hin zu Comics und Internet. Eingeleitet werden die Studien durch theoretische Uberlegungen zur Beziehung zwischen Religion, Gesellschaft und medialen Kommunikationsstrukturen. Jurgen Mohn, Dr. phil., Jahrgang 1963, ist Professor fur Religionswissenschaft an der Universitat Basel. Hubert Mohr, Jahrgang 1952, ist Lehrbeauftragter fur Religionswissenschaft an der Universitat Basel mit dem Schwerpunkt “Medien und Religion.”
- Edited by Jurgen Mohn
- Edited by Hubert Mohr
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