Media and New Religions in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20040308 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erica Baffelli (0000-0003-3236-8814, Institute of Japanese Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 14-43 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Media and New Religions in Japan (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203075036-2 |
| OpenAlex | W2410297782 |
| ISBN | 9780203075036 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Japanese "new religions"shinshūkyō have used various media forms for \ntraining, communicating with members, presenting their messages, reinforcing or protecting \nthe image of the leader and potentially attracting converts. In this book, the complex and dual \nrelationship between the media and new religions is investigated by looking at the tensions \ngroups face between the need for visibility and the risks of facing attacks and \ncriticism through the media. Indeed, media and new technologies have been extensively \nused by religious groups not only to spread their messages and to try to reach a wider audience, \nbut also to promote themselves as a highly modern and up-to-date form of religion appropriate for a \nmodern technological age. In the 1980s and early 1990s, some movements, such as Agonshū, Kōfuku no \nKagaku and Aum Shinrikyō, came into prominence especially via the use of media (initially pub- \nlications, but also ritual broadcasts, advertising campaigns and public media events). This created \nnew modes of ritual engagement and new ways of inter- actions between leaders and members. The aim \nof this book is to develop and illustrate particular key issues in the wider new religions and \nmedia nexus by using specific movements as examples. In particular, the analysis of the inter- \naction between media and new religions will focus primarily on three case studies \npredominantly during the first period of development of the groups. \n
Advertising · Aesthetics · Art · Buddhism · Business · Media studies · Mediation · New media · Online and offline · Political science · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Computer Science · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |