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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sumiala, Johanna, author.

Series:

Religion, media, and culture series.

Media, religion, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and anthropology.

Ritual in mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

pt. I. Anthropology of media

pt. II. Mediatized rituals.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-138) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-20998-0

1-283-64365-0

0-203-09487-5

1-136-20999-9

9780203094877

OCLC:

813165338