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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461906603321

Autore

Sumiala Johanna

Titolo

Media and ritual : death, community, and everyday life / / Johanna Sumiala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-64365-0

0-203-09487-5

1-136-20999-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Media, religion, and culture

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Mass media and anthropology

Ritual in mass media

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 (p. 124-138) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Anthropology of media -- pt. II. Mediatized rituals.

Sommario/riassunto

This wide-ranging and accessible book offers a stimulating introduction to the field of media anthropology and the study of religious ritual. Johanna Sumiala explores the interweaving of rituals, communication and community. She uses the tools of anthropological enquiry to examine a variety of media events, including the death of Michael Jackson, a royal wedding and the transgressive actions which took place in Abu Ghraib, and to understand the inner significance of the media coverage of such events. The book deals with theories of ritual, media as ritual including reception, production and