Religion and Politics in a Mediatized Society

Critical Analyses and Spheres of Interinfluence in Nigeria and Beyond

AvBellarmine A. Ezumah,Charles A. Ebelebe

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-06-15
Mått:159 x 237 x 19 mm
Vikt:399 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781666908299

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Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

The contributors to this book interrogate one of the issues that influence Nigerian society and politics: religion. Like ethnicity, religion has been instrumentalized as a weapon in the country’s political economy. The authors offer credible evidence to support their analyses and interpretations of the interwoven relationship among religion, politics, and society. This book is a good addition to the scholarly quest to understanding the complexity of a plural African society.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroduction: Intersections and Inter-Influences of Media, Religion, and Politics by Bellarmine EzumahChapter 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