Religious television and pious authority in Pakistan
"In Pakistan, religious talk shows emerged as a popular television genre following the 2002 media liberalization reforms. Since then, these shows have become important platforms where ideas about Islam and religious authority in Pakistan are developed and argued. In Religious Television and Pio...
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| 格式: | Print 圖書 |
| 語言: | English |
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Bloomington
Indiana University Press
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pakistan
/ 伊斯蘭教
/ 電視廣播
/ 脫口秀
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| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
Television broadcasting
Religious aspects (伊斯蘭教)
B Television talk shows (Pakistan) B Islam and politics (Pakistan) B Television in religion (Pakistan) |
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| 總結: | "In Pakistan, religious talk shows emerged as a popular television genre following the 2002 media liberalization reforms. Since then, these shows have become important platforms where ideas about Islam and religious authority in Pakistan are developed and argued. In Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan, Taha Kazi reveals how these talk shows mediate changes in power, belief, and practice. She also identifies the sacrifices and compromises that religious scholars feel compelled to make in order to ensure their presence on television. These scholars, of varying doctrinal and educational backgrounds-including madrasa-educated scholars and self-taught celebrity preachers-are given screen time to debate and issue religious edicts on the authenticity and contemporary application of Islamic concepts and practices. In response, viewers are sometimes allowed to call in live with questions. Kazi maintains that these featured debates inspire viewers to reevaluate the status of scholarly edicts, thereby fragmenting religious authority. By exploring how programming decisions inadvertently affect viewer engagements with Islam, Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan looks beyond the revivalist impact of religious media and highlights the prominence of religious talk shows in disrupting expectations about faith"-- |
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| Item Description: | 4201 Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 201-218 und Index |
| ISBN: | 025305222X |