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020			_a978-0-203-07503-6
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050	0	0	_aBL2209 _b.B34 2016
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100	1		_aBaffelli, Erica, _d1976- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMedia and New Religions in Japan / _cErica Baffelli.
264		1	_a52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 : _bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, _c[2016].
264		4	_cc2016.
300			_axii, 177 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aRoutledge research in religion, media, and culture ; _v6
500			_aJapanese "new religions"shinshūkyō have used various media forms for training, communicating with members, presenting their messages, reinforcing or protecting the image of the leader and potentially attracting converts. In this book, the complex and dual relationship between the media and new religions is investigated by looking at the tensions groups face between the need for visibility and the risks of facing attacks and criticism through the media. Indeed, media and new technologies have been extensively used by religious groups not only to spread their messages and to try to reach a wider audience, but also to promote themselves as a highly modern and up-to-date form of religion appropriate for a modern technological age. In the 1980s and early 1990s, some movements, such as Agonshū, Kōfuku no Kagaku and Aum Shinrikyō, came into prominence especially via the use of media (initially pub- lications, but also ritual broadcasts, advertising campaigns and public media events). This created new modes of ritual engagement and new ways of inter- actions between leaders and members. The aim of this book is to develop and illustrate particular key issues in the wider new religions and media nexus by using specific movements as examples. In particular, the analysis of the inter- action between media and new religions will focus primarily on three case studies predominantly during the first period of development of the groups.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWhat is this book about? -- Media and new religions in Japan -- The importance of media engagements: themes -- Mediating (Buddhist) rituals: Agonshu's satellite broadcasting -- Mediating the leader's image: Kofuku no Kagaku's communication strategies in the 1990s -- New religions and offline/online interactions: Aum Shinrikyo, Hikari no Wa and the Internet -- Mediation practices and reception.
650		0	_aMass media in religion _zJapan.
650		0	_aMass media _xReligious aspects.
651		0	_aJapan _xReligion _y1945-
856			_uhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1eCUBeR8h877lCMom1o3FlV4bLMo0mpx8/view?usp=sharing
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