Religion and media in China : insights and case studies from the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong / edited by Stefania Travagnin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Travagnin, Stefania, editor.

Series:

Routledge research in religion, media and culture ; 7.

Routledge research in religion, media and culture ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

China--Religion--20th century.

China.

China--Religion--21st century.

Mass media--Religious aspects.

Mass media.

Mass media--China.

Physical Description:

xi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Contents:

Introduction : religion and media in China : volume objectives, challenges and themes / Stefania Travagnin

Part one. Media translations of religion in China : history, concepts and methods. Beyond the conceptual framework of oppression and resistance : creativity, religion and the Internet in China / Samuel Lengen

Regarding the interplay of popular media and religion in Hong Kong / Yam Chi-Keung

Charting religion and media in Taiwan : media expressions of faith as (pluri)identity markers in the democratization era / Stefania Travagnin

Part two. Religious media and religion in secular media : case studies from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Eminence and edutainment : Xingyun and Daoxin as television celebrities / Scott Pacey

From woman warrior to good wife : Confucian influences on the portrayal of women in China's television drama / Manya Koetse

WeChat together about the Buddha : the construction of sacred space and religious community in Shanghai through social media / Weishan Huang

Engaging with a post-totalitarian state : Buddhism online in China / André Lalibreté

Buddhist blogs in mainland China and Taiwan : discussing Buddhist approaches to technology / Beverley McGuire

Three high-profile Protestant microbloggers in contemporary China : expanding public discourse or burrowing into religious niches on Weibo? / Carsten Vala and Huang Jianbo

Digital Islam across the greater China : connecting virtual Ummah to the Chinese-speaking Muslim netizens / Ho Wai-Yip

The master said, the master sold? : uses and misuses of the Confucius icon in Chinese commercial advertising / Giovanna Puppin

Dharma in motion pictures : Buddhist cartoons and documentaries in contemporary Taiwan / Stefania Travagnin

The curious case of discovering Noah's ark in Hong Kong / Yam Chi-Keung

Beyond living Buddhas, snowy mountains and mighty mastiffs : imagining Tibetan Buddhism in contemporary China's mediascape / Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa

Huang-ting zen : crossing the straits and engendering emotional transformation through digital media / Paul J. Farrelly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138849396

1138849391

OCLC:

967658876