Media portrayals of religion and the secular sacred :: representation and change /

This book explores British media coverage and representation of religion and contemporary secular values and is set in the context of wider debates about the sociology of religion and media representation. The authors consider the media portrayal of Christianity and public life, Islam and religious...

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Main Author: Knott, Kim
Other Authors: Poole, Elizabeth, 1969-, Taira, Teemu
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington : Ashgate, [2013]
Series:Ashgate AHRC/ESRC religion and society series.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book explores British media coverage and representation of religion and contemporary secular values and is set in the context of wider debates about the sociology of religion and media representation. The authors consider the media portrayal of Christianity and public life, Islam and religious diversity, atheism and secularism, and popular beliefs and practices, and draw on research conducted in the 1980s and 2008-10 to assess what has changed in the last 25 years.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409448075
140944807X
9781409448051
1409448053
9781299938762
1299938760
1409448061
9781409448068
1317098803
9781317098805

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