Kategoria BISAC: Social Science >> Sociology of Religion

Drawing on conversations with hundreds of professors, co-curricular educators, administrators, and students from institutions spanning the entire spectrum of American colleges and universities, the Jacobsens illustrate how religion is constructively intertwined with the work of higher education in the twenty-first century. No Longer Invisible documents how, after decades when religion was marginalized, colleges and universities are re-engaging matters of faith-an educational development that...

This book offers a systematic exploration of the role that gender plays when religion, media use and values in contemporary society interact. The collection draws together some of the best thinking on the topic and provides a platform for teaching and research. The chapters represent some of the best and most up-to-date scholarship on media and religion from a gender perspective. They include case studies drawn from a variety of countries and contexts, and show the range of theoretical perspectives and empirical material in current work. The volume discusses key concepts in gender theory...

Examining a feminist NGO, Muslim women's organizations, and a Muslim political party, Rinaldo reveals that democratization and the Islamic revival in Indonesia are shaping new forms of personal and political agency for women. These unexpected kinds of agency draw on different approaches to interpreting religious texts and facilitate different repertoires of collective action - one oriented...

Seit den 1990er Jahren erlebt die japanische Popularkultur einen weltweiten Boom und pragt das Bewusstsein und Verhalten, die Kommunikation und das Alltagsleben vieler junger Menschen. Sie offnet Raume, in denen neue Geschlechterkonstellationen erprobt und mit neuen Lebensformen experimentiert werden kann. Inwiefern dieses Experimentieren mit Geschlechterrollen und der subversive Umgang mit Genderkonstellationen charakteristisch sind fur Manga, Anime, TV-Serien, Cosplay, Games oder Fanfiction, zeigen die Beitrage in diesem Band. Sie machen allerdings auch deutlich, wie sich die japanische...