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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452928503321

Autore

Mitchell Jolyon P.

Titolo

Promoting peace, inciting violence : the role of religion and media / / Jolyon Mitchell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-203-14808-8

1-283-87194-7

1-136-51221-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Collana

Media, religion and culture

Disciplina

303.6/6

Soggetti

Mass media and peace

Violence in mass media

Church and mass media

Mass media - Social aspects

Mass media - Influence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Visualising holy war -- Celebrating martyrdom -- Cultivating violence -- Part one conclusions -- Bearing witness through film -- Searching for truth and reconciliation -- Promoting peace on screen -- Conclusion: "swords into ploughshares".

Sommario/riassunto

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.