Media and Ritual

Death, Community and Everyday Life

Johanna Sumiala (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2012
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-68433-0 (ISBN)

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This wide-ranging and accessible book offers a stimulating introduction to the field of media anthropology and the study of religious ritual. Johanna Sumiala explores the interweaving of rituals, communication and community. She uses the tools of anthropological enquiry to examine a variety of media events, including the death of Michael Jackson, a royal wedding and the transgressive actions which took place in Abu Ghraib, and to understand the inner significance of the media coverage of such events. The book deals with theories of ritual, media as ritual including reception, production and representation, and rituals of death in the media. It will be invaluable to students and scholars alike across media, religion and anthropology.

Johanna Sumiala is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Research/Media and Communication Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Preface. Prologue. Part One: Anthropology of Media 1. Theory and Clues 2. Media and Rituals Part Two: Mediatized Rituals 3. Three Perspectives on Mediatized Rituals 4. Death Rituals in a Media Age. Epilogue: Ritual, Media and Community. References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.9.2012
Reihe/Serie	Media, Religion and Culture
Zusatzinfo	1 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	256 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-415-68433-1 / 0415684331
ISBN-13	978-0-415-68433-0 / 9780415684330
Zustand	Neuware