Critical reflections on religion and media in contemporary Bali /

Critical reflections on religion and media in contemporary Bali /

Scholars of religion have always worked closely with media of one kind or another, from sacred books and archaic languages to cassette-sermons and the Internet. Yet comparatively little attention has been paid to the ways we actually use these and other media in the pursuit of historical inquiry. Dr...

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Main Author: Fox, Richard, 1972-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Numen Book Series 130.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.

Subjects:

Mass media in religion.
Mass media > Religious aspects.
Bali Island (Indonesia) > Religion.

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Call Number: P94 .F69 2011

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Chapter One Religion, Media, History
  • Chapter Two The Past in the Present? A Tale of Bouquets and Bombsites
  • Chapter Three Reframing the Problem: Mediating the Recent History of 'The Balinese'
  • Chapter Four The Subject of Tolerance: Televising 'The Teachings of Our Religion'
  • Chapter Five Assume the Position: Performative Style and the Voice of Authority
  • Chapter Six Substantial Transmissions: Religion and the Idea of 'The Old Javanese Text'
  • Chapter Seven Plus Ça Change . . . From Textual Fetish to Performative Accomplishment
  • Chapter Eight A Dramatic Performance: Mpu Kuturan and the Three Sanctuaries
  • Chapter Nine The Complexity of the Realm: Chasing a Traditional Tale
  • Chapter Ten Concluding Remarks
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • Illustrations.