Moral Atmospheres : Islam and Media in a Pakistani Marketplace / Timothy P. A. Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Timothy P. A., author.

Series:

Religion, culture, and public life ; Volume 51.

Religion, Culture, and Public Life ; Volume 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Religious aspects--Islam.

Communication.

Islam in mass media.

Mass media--Pakistan.

Mass media.

Mass media--Religious aspects--Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Timothy P. A. Cooper examines the diverse and coexisting moral atmospheres that surround media in Pakistan, tracing public understandings of ethical life and showing how they influence economic behavior.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Notes on the Text

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Introduction

1. Cinema Itself: Film and Faith in Pakistan

2. Public Demand: Interpreting Atmospheres

3. Feeling the Threshold

4. Atmospheres of Moral Exception

5. The Absorptive City: Hall Road's Urban Form

6. The Master Copy: Atmospheres in Circulation

Epilogue

Glossary of Frequently Used Terms

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231558402

0231558406

OCLC:

1397324847