Contributions

  • Hoover, Stewart M. - Contributor
  • Clark, Lynn Schofield. - Contributor

Publication

2002 - Columbia University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

96,500 words, Guess

Page Count

386 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001042389
  • LibraryThing1092129
  • Goodreads5328506

Classifications

  • DDC291.1/75
  • LCCP94 .P73 2002

Description

Increasingly, the religious practices people engage in and the ways they talk about what is meaningful or sacred take place in the context of media culture?in the realm of the so-called secular. Focusing on this intersection of the sacred and the secular, this volume gathers together the work of media experts, religious historians, sociologists of religion, and authorities on American studies and art history. Topics range from Islam on the Internet to the quasi-religious practices of Elvis fans, from the uses of popular culture by the Salvation Army in its early years to the uses o.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Practicing religion in the age of the media: explorations in media, religion, and cultureColumbia University Press2002-01-01

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