Religion and Politics in a Mediatized Society (eBook, ePUB)

Critical Analyses and Spheres of Interinfluence in Nigeria and Beyond
Redaktion: Ezumah, Bellarmine A.; Suraj, Olunifesi A.; Ebelebe, Charles A.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Religion and Politics in a Mediatized Society: Critical Analyses and Spheres of Interinfluence in Nigeria and Beyond edited by Bellarmine A. Ezumah, Charles A. Ebelebe, and Olunifesi A. Suraj contextualizes the hegemonic relationship of religion and politics in Nigeria and beyond The dynamics of religion and religious practices are examined using various communication theories and paradigms to extrapolate how religion is designed, packaged, disseminated, and interpreted among Nigerians. Contributors trace the evolution and development of this problem to colonialism. The contributors measure the impact of religious media messages from three perspectives: the impact of the messages themselves; the impact of the medium used in transmitting the message as in the McLuhan philosophy, "the medium is the message"; and the impact from the power of the source - the religious or political leaders (Opinion Leader) who exert influence on opinion followers. In this book, the contributors examine how religion is considered a propagandistic venture whereby capitalism and monetary gain are the norms, minimizing core religious values, traditional teachings, and methods of worship.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666908305
• Artikelnr.: 67973291

Autorenporträt

Bellarmine A. Ezumah is associate professor and director of the graduate program in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at Murray State University. Charles A. Ebelebe is academic dean at the Spiritan International School of Theology, Enugu, Nigeria. Olunifesi A. Suraj is associate professor in the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Lagos and a UNESCO consultant on Media and Information Literacy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: Intersections and Inter-Influences of Media, Religion, and
Politics by Bellarmine Ezumah
Chapter 1: The History of The Major Religions in Africa and Religious
Colonialism by Charles Ebelebe.
Chapter 2: Islamic Intellectuals and The Quest for Reform in Nigeria: An
Analytical Discourse by Acheme Ramson.
Chapter 3: Normative Theoretical Analyses of Religion, Media, and Politics
in Nigeria by Olunifesi Suraj.
Chapter 4: Global Conflicts: The Direct Connection to Sustained Religious
Conversion Campaign by Chika Okpalike,
Chapter 5: Media as The New Areopagus: Proposing Theological Truth to
Media's Manufacture of Consent by Ayodele Ayeni.
Chapter 6: Religion, Politics, and Freedom of Religion in Contemporary
Conflict Resolution by Chukwuemeka Nwosu.
Chapter 7: Political and Religious Literacy: How Media Illiteracy Placed
Sub-Sahara Africa in A Disadvantaged Position by Acheme Ramson.
About the Editors and Contributors