New media and religious transformations in Africa

Introduction: New media and religious transformations in Africa Rosalind I. J. Hackett and Benjamin F. Soares -- Part 1. "Old" media: print and radio -- A history of Sauti ya Mvita ("Voice of Mombasa"): radio, public culture, and Islam in coastal Kenya, 1947-1966 James R. Brennan...

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Contributors: Hackett, Rosalind I. J. ca. fl. 1987 - (Editor) ; Soares, Benjamin F. (Editor) ; Nyamnjoh, Francis B. 1961- (Writer of preface)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.] Indiana University Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Reviews:Review: New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa edited by Rosalind I. J. Hackett and Benjamin F. Soares (2016) (Horsfield, Peter G., 1946 -)
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Africa / Social media / Religion
Further subjects:B Mass media in religion (Africa)
B Media consumption
B Social media
B Traditional culture Natural religions Christianity Electronic media Print media Radio Films Music Religious practice television transmitters / Radio Communication and media control Codes of conduct Kenya South Africa RSA West Africa Congo (Kinshasa) Cameroon Ethiopia
B Africa
B Religion
B Media
B Afrika südlich der Sahara Religion Religious organization Kommunikationsmittel Mass media Wirkung von Massenmedien Mediennutzung Soziale Medien Technologische Entwicklung Länderbezogene Beiträge
B Islam Pentecostal churches Traditionelle Kultur Naturreligion Christianity Electronic media Printmedien Radio Film Musik Internet Religiöse Praxis Television station Kommunikations- und Medienkontrolle Behavior code Kenya Bamako Mali Nigeria Südafrikanische Republik Africa Kinshasa Kongo (Kinshasa) Cameroon Nigeria Ghana Ethiopia
B Social media Africa
B Mass media in religion Africa
B Africa south of the Sahara Religious systems and groups Means of communication Mass media Mass media impact Use of media Social media Technological development Country related contents
B Africa Religion 21st century
B Africa Religion 21st century
B Social media Religious aspects
B Social media (Africa)
B Effect
B Religious organization
B Mass media
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Summary:Introduction: New media and religious transformations in Africa Rosalind I. J. Hackett and Benjamin F. Soares -- Part 1. "Old" media: print and radio -- A history of Sauti ya Mvita ("Voice of Mombasa"): radio, public culture, and Islam in coastal Kenya, 1947-1966 James R. Brennan -- Between standardization and pluralism: the Islamic printing market and its social spaces in Bamako, Mali Francesco Zappa -- Binary Islam: media and religious movements in Nigeria Brian Larkin -- Muslim community radio stations: constructing and shaping identities in a democratic South Africa Muhammed Haron -- Part 2. New media and media worlds -- Mediating transcendence: popular film, visuality, and religious experience in West Africa Johannes Merz -- The heart of man: Pentecostalist emotive style in and beyond Kinshasa's media world Katrien Pype -- Islamic communication and mass media in Cameroon Hamadou Adama -- "We are on the Internet": contemporary Pentecostalism in Africa and the new culture of online religion J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu -- Conveying Islam: Arab Islamic satellite channels as new players Ehab Galal -- Religious discourse in the new media: a case study of Pentecostal discourse communities of SMS users in south-western Nigeria [ayn]Rotimi Taiwo -- Part 3. Arenas of exchange, competition, and conflict -- Media Afrikania: styles and strategies of representing "Afrikan traditional religion" in Ghana Marleen de Witte -- Enwele Jesu: gospel music and religious publics in Nigeria Vicki L. Brennan -- Managing miracles: ambiguities in the regulation of religious broadcasting in Nigeria Asonzeh Ukah -- Living across digital landscapes: Muslims, Orthodox Christians, and an Indian guru in Ethiopia Samson A. Bezabeh -- Zulu dreamscapes: senses, media, and authentication in contemporary neo-Shamanism David Chidester
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0253015197