Mediatization and the changing authority of religion

Bibliographic Data

ID11267069
AuthorsHjarvard (0000-0001-9194-6085, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Stig Hjarvard (University of Copenhagen)
Year2016
Volume38
Issue1
Pages8-17
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0163443715615412
OpenAlexW2346925336
LanguageEN
Citations received67
References cited24

Both mass media and social network media have become important sources of information and experiences about religion.The mediatization of religion challenges the authority of existing religious organizations at the same time as various media allow for new forms of religious beliefs and practices to appear.Media provide a backdrop of 'banal religion', comprized of a bricolage of representations and practices without any necessary connection to specific, organized forms of religion.Max Weber's typology of authority may provide a partial understanding of the changing authority of religion in contemporary society, but the media also allow other forms of authority to emerge.In a mediatized environment, religious legitimacy is not only produced by means of tradition and charisma but also rests upon voluntary acceptance by the individual and references to popular media culture

Bricolage · Charisma · Charismatic authority · Legitimacy · Legitimation · Mainstream · Mass media · Media culture · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Secularization · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Typology · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Tourism and Spaces

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