Promoting Peace, Inciting Violence: The Role of Religion and Media

This book explores how media and religion combine to play a role in promoting peace and inciting violence. It analyses a wide range of media - from posters, cartoons and stained glass to websites, radio and film - and draws on diverse examples from around the world, including Iran, Rwanda and South...

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Auteur principal: Mitchell, Jolyon (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Publié: Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2012
Dans:Année: 2012
Recensions:[Rezension von: Mitchell, Jolyon P., 1964-, Promoting peace, inciting violence] (2015) (Hutchings, Tim)
Collection/Revue:Media, Religion and Culture
Media, Religion and Culture Ser.
Sujets non-standardisés:B Church and mass media
B Electronic books
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Aggregator)
Édition parallèle:Print version: Promoting Peace, Inciting Violence : The Role of Religion and Media:
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Résumé:This book explores how media and religion combine to play a role in promoting peace and inciting violence. It analyses a wide range of media - from posters, cartoons and stained glass to websites, radio and film - and draws on diverse examples from around the world, including Iran, Rwanda and South Africa.Part One considers how various media forms can contribute to the creation of violent environments: by memorialising past hurts; by instilling fear of the 'other'; by encouraging audiences to fight, to die or to kill neighbours for an apparently greater good. Part Two explores how film can bea
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ISBN:0415557461