Televising Religion in India: An Anthropological Reading

ISBN-13: 9780367146184 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 18 str.

Manoj 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.