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Islam and Popular Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia

Andrew N. Weintraub (ed.)

Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2011), xv, 259 pp.

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Comunicación, cultura y misión: Perspectivas para América Latina

Asunta Montoya, Johannes Demon, José Mármol (eds.)

Quito: Organización Católica Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Comunicación (OCLACC); Abya-Yala (2009), 221 pp.

Foundations of African Communication with Examples from Yorùbá Culture

Joseph Oládèjo Fáníran

Ibadan: Spectrum Books (2008), xiv, 317 pp.

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Key Words in Religion, Media and Culture

David Morgan (ed.)

New York; London: Routledge (2008), xv, 240 pp.

"The list of critical terms selected and explicated in this book will signal many things to readers. It will certainly indicate that the study of media and religion is broadly interdisciplinary. Before the 1980s, the field, if it even was one, was largely the domain of historians of Christianity, Ch ... more

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Tele-Faith: Mediated Religion in Brazil

Luis Ignacio Sierra Gutiérrez

Communication Research Trends, volume 27, issue 1 (2008), pp. 3-23

"This essay provides an overview of mediated religion in Brazil, focusing on people’s responses to the 'Life Network' (Rede Vida) in Porto Alegre. In addition to a general overview, a case study offers a glimpse into how countries and cultures outside of the U.S. experience the interaction of comm ... more

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Pastoral da comunicação: Diálogo entre fé e cultura
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Joana T. Puntel, Helena Corazza

São Paulo: Paulinas (2007), 143 pp.

"Em 2007, a Pastoral da Comunicação comemora 50 anos de atividades. Uma de suas maiores dificuldades é realizar uma comunicação eficiente com o povo, atendendo aos apelos de organização e planejamento por parte da Igreja. Para responder às necessidades de um trabalho sério de comunicação ... more

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CrossConnections: Interdisciplinary Communications Studies at the Gregorian University. Saggi Celebrativi Per Il XXV Anniversario Del CICS

Jacob Srampickal, Guiseppe Mazza, Lloyd Baugh (eds.)

Rome: Pontificia Università Gregoriana (2006), 406 pp.

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Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media
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Daniel A. Stout (ed.)

New York: Routledge (2006), xx, 467 pp.

"This volume breaks down disciplinary walls in numerous ways. First, it combines information about the intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, and societal levels of communication into a single resource. At the intrapersonal level, new issues are raised about communication between individuals and deity ... : Why is religious experience difficult to explain in rational terms? Why is silence more sacred than spoken prayer in some religious communities? What is the nature of “thought communication” in religious meditation? Why is the use of profanity justified in some religious circles? How does idolatry reinforce religious customs and values? Why was chanting one of the first forms of religious communication? Religious information is also exchanged between individuals at the level of interpersonal communication. This volume identifies rituals that have not been adequately analyzed in terms of communication aspects: Why do some sects require public confession? Why is body decoration an acceptable form of worship in some religious groups, but not in others? How does dance communicate the sacred through metaphoric movement? What are the multiple forms of communication with the dead? Why are feasts a form of religious worship in all major religions? How does the study of organizational communication apply to religion? This volume also aids study of mediated communication to larger groups both inside and outside religious denominations. Throughout history, technology has simultaneously aided and impeded communication processes; this also applies to religious culture: How did religion change during the historical transition from orality to literacy? How did printing contribute to the diffusion of religious values in the world? Why have religious novels grown in popularity? Is television considered a religious medium? How has the Internet affected religious congregations and communities? What is religious media literacy? These are only a few of the questions addressed by this encyclopedia. Articles also deal with (1) concepts such as information, communication, and censorship, (2) denominations which exhibit different communication practices, and (3) the various media used in religious worship. Entries were contributed by scholars from various disciplines, including religious studies, communication, anthropology, sociology, ancient studies, religion and modern culture, theology, and many others." (Introduction, page xiii-xiv) more

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The Blackwell Guide to Theology and Popular Culture

Kelton Cobb

Malden, Mass.: Blackwell (2005), ix, 354 pp.

"The Blackwell Guide to Theology of Popular Culture outlines various general theories of popular culture, identifies theologians and theological concepts that are conducive to analyzing popular culture, and explores religious themes that are asserting themselves through popular movies, novels, music ... more

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Der Islam in der Gegenwart

Werner Ende, Udo Steinbach (eds.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), 5., aktual. und erw. Aufl., Lizenzausg. (2005), 1064 pp.

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www.deus.com: Desafios da teologia num mundo virtual "e o logos se fez site?" III Congreso de Teologia

Antonio S. Bogaz, Márcio A. Couto (orgs.)

São Paulo: Edições Loyola (2004), 153 pp.

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Cultura e fede - Cultures et foi - Cultures and Faith - Culturas y fe

Roma: Pontificium Consilium de Cultura Civitas Vaticana (2003), 80 pp.

Metzler Lexikon Religion: Gegenwart - Alltag - Medien. Band 4: Text- und Bildquellen, Filmographie, Zeittafeln, Gesamtregister

Christoph Auffarth, Jutta Bernard, Hubert Mohr (eds.)

Stuttgart: Metzler (2002), 438 pp.

Sinn fürs Unendliche: Religion in der Mediengesellschaft

Wilhelm Gräb

Gütersloh: Kaiser; Gütersloher Verlagshaus (2002), 347 pp.

"Was wir denken, wer wir sind - Orientierungen darüber vermitteln allgegenwärtig die Medien. Zeitungen, Fernsehen und Internet bieten die Sinnhorizonte, in denen Menschen ihre Weltsicht und Lebensauffassungen bestimmen. Was bedeutet dies für Kirche und Theologie? Müssen sie verstummen in der Fü ... more