"I Pray We Won't Let This Moment Pass Us By": Christian Concert Films and Numinous Experiences

This article analyzes the Christian concert film Live in Miami: Welcome to the Aftermath to investigate how mass media evoke numinous experiences. Using a framework that locates technological determinism within theories of religious encounters, the analysis explores how Christian concert films creat...

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Main Author: Trammell, Jim Y. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2016]
In: Journal of media and religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 210-222
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hillsong United (Music group) / Miami, Fla. / Concert (Event) / Geschichte 2011 / Musical films / Experience of religion
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This article analyzes the Christian concert film Live in Miami: Welcome to the Aftermath to investigate how mass media evoke numinous experiences. Using a framework that locates technological determinism within theories of religious encounters, the analysis explores how Christian concert films create numinous experiences through shot composition, editing, and content selection. The article argues that mass media technologies and aesthetics can create expectations of religious encounters and challenges the use of mass media to manufacture religious experiences.
ISSN:1534-8415
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of media and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15348423.2016.1248185