Contesting Religion: The Media Dynamics of Cultural Conflicts in Scandinavia - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3110501716 ISBN 13: 9783110501711

Publisher: De Gruyter, 2018

Synopsis

As Scandinavian societies experience increased ethno-religious diversity, their Christian-Lutheran heritage and strong traditions of welfare and solidarity are being challenged and contested. This book explores conflicts related to religion as they play out in public broadcasting, social media, local civic settings, and schools. It examines how the mediatization of these controversies influences people's engagement with contested issues about religion, and redraws the boundaries between inclusion and exclusion. FEATURED CONTRIBUTORSLynn Schofield Clark, Professor of Media, Film, and Journalism at the University of Denver, Colorado, USAMarie Gillespie, Professor of Sociology at the Open University, UKBirgit Meyer, Professor of Religious Studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands

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Knut Lundby, University of Oslo, Norway.

Knut Lundby, Universität Oslo, Norwegen.

From the Back Cover

As Scandinavian societies experience increased ethno-religious diversity, their Christian-Lutheran heritage and strong traditions of welfare and solidarity are being challenged and contested. This book explores conflicts related to religion as they play out in public broadcasting, social media, local civic settings, and schools. It examines how the mediatization of these controversies influences people's engagement with contested issues about religion, and redraws the boundaries between inclusion and exclusion.

Edition details

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110501716
• ISBN 13: 9783110501711
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 370
• Editor: Lundby