The mediatisation of religion: Theorising religion, media and social change
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The mediatisation of religion : Theorising religion, media and social change. / Hjarvard, Stig.
In: Culture and Religion, Vol. 12, No. 2, 06.2011, p. 119–135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The mediatisation of religion
T2 - Theorising religion, media and social change
AU - Hjarvard, Stig
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Drawing on recent advances in mediatisation theory, the article presents atheoretical framework for understanding the increased interplay betweenreligion and media. The media have become an important, if not primary,source of information about religious issues, and religious information andexperiences become moulded according to the demands of popular mediagenres. As a cultural and social environment, the media have taken overmany of the cultural and social functions of the institutionalised religions andprovide spiritual guidance, moral orientation, ritual passages and a sense ofcommunity and belonging. Furthermore, the article considers the relationshipbetween mediatisation and secularisation at three levels: society,organisation and individual. At the level of society, mediatisation is anintegral part of secularisation. At the level of organisation and the individual,mediatisation may both encourage secular practices and beliefs and invitereligious imaginations typically of a more subjectivised nature.
AB - Drawing on recent advances in mediatisation theory, the article presents atheoretical framework for understanding the increased interplay betweenreligion and media. The media have become an important, if not primary,source of information about religious issues, and religious information andexperiences become moulded according to the demands of popular mediagenres. As a cultural and social environment, the media have taken overmany of the cultural and social functions of the institutionalised religions andprovide spiritual guidance, moral orientation, ritual passages and a sense ofcommunity and belonging. Furthermore, the article considers the relationshipbetween mediatisation and secularisation at three levels: society,organisation and individual. At the level of society, mediatisation is anintegral part of secularisation. At the level of organisation and the individual,mediatisation may both encourage secular practices and beliefs and invitereligious imaginations typically of a more subjectivised nature.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - mediatization of religion
KW - media and religion
KW - secularization
KW - Nordic Countries
U2 - 10.1080/14755610.2011.579719
DO - 10.1080/14755610.2011.579719
M3 - Journal article
VL - 12
SP - 119
EP - 135
JO - Culture and Religion
JF - Culture and Religion
SN - 1475-5610
IS - 2
ER -
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