The Media and Religious Authority

Abstract

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Rethinking Authority in an Era of Media and Religious Change -- Chapter 1. Religious Authority in the Media Age -- Chapter 2. The Media and Religious Authority from Ancient to Modern -- Chapter 3. Media and (Vicarious) Religion Two Levels of Religious Authority -- Chapter 4. Religious Authority and Social Media Branding in a Culture of Religious Celebrification -- Part II. Case Studies -- Chapter 5. Satellite Publics Moral Identity and New Media in Moroccan Islam -- Chapter 6. Examining All the Realms of Nature Evidence, Insight, and the Quest for Knowledge in Modern Thailand -- Chapter 7. Cyber Memorial Zones and Shamanic Inheritance in Korea -- Chapter 8. Baadaass Mamas Race, Sex, and Afro-Religiosity in Sankofa -- Chapter 9. Techno-Vodou Transnational Flows in the Spiritual Marketplace -- Chapter 10. Evangelical Media for Youth and Religious Authority in Brazil -- Chapter 11. The Authority of the Image Sex, Religion, and the Text/Image Conflict in Craig Thompson's Blankets -- Afterword. The Media and Religious Authority -- Contributors -- Index