Religion, Media and Conversion in Iran: Mediated Christianity in an Islamic Context (Routledge Research in Religion, Media and Culture)

Synopsis

Religion, Media and Conversion in Iran studies the reception of Farsi Christian television channels by Muslim audiences in Iran: their motivations in viewing the Christian message, their methods of interpretation and negotiation with different media texts and their process of changing or altering their religion. Rooted in empirical research, it analyses three hundred narratives drawn from the audiences of four Farsi Christian satellite television channels between 2010 and 2015, investigating their conversion to Christianity through that medium. The research examines factors that influenced both their interpretations of, and negotiations with, the religious media message, and their process of changing, adding to or modifying their belief system, including their understanding of religious conversion. Drawing on Reception Theory, the book investigates the negotiations between meaning making and mediation and the process of faith transformation against the background of the sociology of religion and culture in contemporary Iran. By offering a unique insight into the way in which media and religion influence each other, this book is a great resource for any scholar of Religious Studies, Media Studies and Middle East Studies and will also be useful for religious media practitioners.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

232 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000853186

Related ISBNs:

9781032454351, 9780367436698, 9781003004905

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/01/23

Copyrighted By:

Sara Afshari

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Politics and Government

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