Johanna Sumiala

Media and Ritual

Death, Community and Everyday Life

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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 representation, and rituals of death in the media. I… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-136-20998-7
EAN: 9781136209987
Produktnummer: 14500011
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 160 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'153 KB
Abbildungen: 1 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Johanna Sumiala is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Research/Media and Communication Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland.