New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa (Paperback)

New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa casts a critical look at Africa's rapidly evolving religious media scene. Following political liberalization, media deregulation, and the proliferation of new media technologies, many African religious leaders and activists have appropriated such media to strengthen and expand their communities and gain public recognition. Media have also been used to marginalize and restrict the activities of other groups, which has sometimes led to tension, conflict, and even violence. Showing how media are rarely neutral vehicles of expression, the contributors to this multidisciplinary volume analyze the mutual imbrications of media and religion during times of rapid technological and social change in various places throughout Africa.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2015
First published:	December 2014
Editors:	Rosalind I. J Hackett • Benjamin F. Soares
Foreword by:	Francis B. Nyamnjoh
Contributors:	Francesco Zappa • J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu • Hamadou Adama • Asonzeh Ukah • Johannes Merz • Katrien Pype • Brian Larkin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	326
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-01524-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	0-253-01524-3
Barcode:	9780253015242

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