LEADER 03677nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910463174903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-317-09880-3 010 $a1-317-09879-X 010 $a1-4724-0633-8 010 $a1-4094-4807-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000413333 035 $a(OCoLC)859161954 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10747988 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000983398 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11589515 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000983398 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11010961 035 $a(PQKB)11150990 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1355880 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5122005 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1355880 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10747988 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL525127 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5122005 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL919138 035 $a(OCoLC)1027182811 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000413333 100 $a20130204d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMedia portrayals of religion and the secular sacred$b[electronic resource] $erepresentation and change /$fby Kim Knott, Elizabeth Poole, Teemu Taira 210 $aBurlington $cAshgate$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 225 1 $aAshgate AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society 225 0$aAshgate AHRC/ESRC religion and society series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4094-4806-1 311 $a1-4094-4805-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aIs it true that Christianity is being marginalised by the secular media, at the expense of Islam? Are the mass media Islamophobic? Is atheism on the rise in media coverage? Media Portrayals of Religion and the Secular Sacred explores such questions and argues that television and newspapers remain key sources of popular information about religion. They are particularly significant at a time when religious participation in Europe is declining yet the public visibility and influence of religions seems to be increasing. Based on analysis of mainstream media, the book is set in the context of wider debates about the sociology of religion and media representation. The authors draw on research conducted in the 1980s and 2008-10 to examine British media coverage and representation of religion and contemporary secular values, and to consider what has changed in the last 25 years. Exploring the portrayal of Christianity and public life, Islam and religious diversity, atheism and secularism, and popular beliefs and practices, several media events are also examined in detail: the Papal visit to the UK in 2010 and the ban of the controversial Dutch MP, Geert Wilders, in 2009. Religion is shown to be deeply embedded in the language and images of the press and television, and present in all types of coverage from news and documentaries to entertainment, sports reporting and advertising. A final chapter engages with global debates about religion and media. 410 0$aAshgate AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society 606 $aMass media in religion$zGreat Britain 606 $aMass media$xReligious aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMass media in religion 615 0$aMass media$xReligious aspects. 676 $a305.60941 700 $aKnott$b Kim$0849685 701 $aPoole$b Elizabeth$0690339 701 $aTaira$b Teemu$0985552 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463174903321 996 $aMedia portrayals of religion and the secular sacred$92252792 997 $aUNINA