Televising Religion in India

ISBN-13: 9780367757533 / Miękka / 2023 / 18 str.

Manoj (Sikkim University) Kumar Das

Opis

This book explores how religion manifests itself in television and popular media. It focuses on how religious tradition, practices and discourses have been incorporated into non-religious television programmes and how they bring both the community and the media into the fold of religion.

Spis treści

List of Figures. 1. Prologue 2. Theoretical underpinnings: Rituals, media events and myths 3. Television as Public Technology in Sikkim 4. Idolising Indian Idol 5. Ceremonials of Electronic Wedding 6. Rituals of Immortality 7. Epilogue – Televisual events and the rites of passage. References. Index.

O autorze

Manoj Kumar Das is a senior assistant professor and in charge of the Department of Mass Communication, Sikkim University, Gangtok, India. He worked as a development sector professional with some leading organizations in India before making a mid-career switch to academics in 2007. With a master’s degree and MPhil in Mass Communication, he earned his doctoral degree from New Delhi-based Jamia Millia Islamia’s Centre for Culture, Media and Governance. His primary area of interest has been in the field of media and religion, and he has recently concluded a research project on digital religion and youth, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). His other interest areas include media anthropology, journalism studies, and communication for development.