Religion, Belief and Medial Layering of Communication: Perspectives from Studies in Visual Culture and Artistic Productions
The paper analyses the relationship between religious practices, belief and the media based on the medial layering of communication. The arguments are situated within the fields of studies in visual culture and cultural studies, reflecting on the role of art as a specific medium in the Western relig...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie
[2015]
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Journal for religion, film and media
Year: 2015, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-88 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Frenkel, Vera 1938-, This is your Messiah speaking
/ Visual media
/ Communication
/ Religion
/ Visual perception
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion CD Christianity and Culture |
Further subjects: | B
art religion
B Cultural Studies B medial layering of communication B contemporary art as critical inquiry B studies in visual culture |
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Summary: | The paper analyses the relationship between religious practices, belief and the media based on the medial layering of communication. The arguments are situated within the fields of studies in visual culture and cultural studies, reflecting on the role of art as a specific medium in the Western religious tradition. Vera Frenkel’s video This Is Your Messiah Speaking (1990) is reviewed as a critical inquiry into religious practices and the media structures of communication. |
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ISSN: | 2617-3697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for religion, film and media
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25364/05.1:2015.1.8 |