Strong religion, zealous media : Christian fundamentalism and communication in India / by Pradip Ninan Thomas.
By: Thomas, Pradip Ninan.
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BookPublisher: New Delhi SAGE Publications, 2008Description: xvii, 207p. 24 cm.(Hb).ISBN: 9788178298344 (hard back : alk. paper).Subject(s): Fundamentalism -- India | Mass media in religion -- India | Communication -- India | Mass media -- IndiaDDC classification: 230 Tho/Str | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Section I: Locating the study -- Christian fundamentalism and other fundamentalisms -- Christian fundamentalism and the media -- Christianity in India -- Pentecostalism and neo-Pentecostalism : the global and the local -- Section II: Theory and concepts -- Bourdieu, Christianity, and mediated Christianity in India -- Section III: The cultural/media practices of Christian fundamentalism -- The changing nature of Christian broadcasting in India -- Cyber-contestations : Christian and Hindu fundamentalisms on the web -- Benny Hinn's festival of blessings : the analysis of a Christian crusade in India -- Section IV: Towards another religious communication -- Communication and the search for inter-subjective futures.
