Visible/Invisible: Religion, Media, and the Public Sphere

Stolow, Jeremy; Boutros, Alexandra

doi:10.22230/cjc.2015v40n1a2977

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“…The mediatization of religion has also reverberated in the public visibility of churches. As Stolow and Boutros (2015) claim, this is not linear, but it is important to notice that, since the 2000s, through the media, denominations' views concerning public issues have gained a wider repercussion since they are able to reach a far wider audience than conventional preaching-religious views on public matters have become a part of the political agenda since denominations have enough members to claim a say on it. As Hoover (1997) and Martelli and Cappello (2005) state, particularly, the importance of the media for the presence of religious issues in the public sphere must be taken into the account.…”

Section: The Political Dimension: Mediatized Religion In the Public Smentioning

confidence: 99%

Mediatization of Religion: Three Dimensions from a Latin American/Brazilian Perspective

Martino¹

2020

Religions

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Research on the mediatization of religion seems to have become a major issue both for Social Sciences and Media Studies, although some core questions concerning its definitions and characteristics are still open to debate. This paper addresses some of these interrogations from a Latin American/Brazilian perspective, taking into the account some of the particular perspectives of the region. It draws on previous studies, combined with contemporary cases, to outline an overview of mediatization, as it has been studied by some Latin American scholars, in three dimensions: (1) Theoretical: Mediatization as an alternative path to ‘media and religion’ studies by focusing on the articulation between the media environment and religious practices, both institutional and individual; (2) cultural: Mediatization has drawn religion closer to media culture and entertainment, which has allowed churches and denominations to reach a wider audience; and (3) political: Mediatization has enabled religion to get a broader visibility in the public space and to have a say in social matters. These elements lead to the suggestion that mediatization of religion is a new way of living the religious experience in everyday life.

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Section: The Political Dimension: Mediatized Religion In the Public Smentioning

confidence: 99%