This is the first book to bring together many aspects of the interplay between religion, media and culture from around the world in a single comprehensive study
The study of religion and politics is a strongly behavioral sub-discipline, and within the American context, scholars place tremendous emphasis on its influence
The church struggles with media. Whether it is a denomination negotiating the 24-hour news cycle or a church evaluating how Facebook or online games are influen
Religion is living culture. It continues to play a role in shaping political ideologies, institutional practices, communities of interest, ways of life and soci
From the ritual object which functions as a substitute for the dead - thus acting as a medium for communicating with the ’other world’ - to the representati