| Medium Religion: Faith, Geopolitics, Art Contributor(s): Groys, Boris (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Weibel, Peter (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 3865606040 ISBN-13: 9783865606044 Publisher: Walther Konig Verlag OUR PRICE: $41.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2011 Annotation: The religious movements of today no longer depend on the handselling of literature such as bibles, pamphlets etc, but instead operate predominantly with electronic picture media such as video and television that can be disseminated much more widely, and which are capable of enormous rhetorical impact. "Medium Religion" approaches religion as a media phenomenon, whose expressions are subject to the same laws of reproduction as any other consumer entity, and focuses particularly on geopolitical religious hotspots like the Middle East, Asia, Russia, North America and South America. It contains commentary by (among others) such notable thinkers as Boris Groys, Peter Sloterdijk and Slavoj Zizek; contributing artists include Adel Abdessemed, Oreet Ashery, Maja Bajevic, Paul Chan, Omer Fast, Barbad Golshiri, Kajri Jain, Vitali Komar, Alexander Kosolapov, Nira Pereg, Dorna Safaian, Anri Sala, Michael Schuster, Wael Shawky, Joshua Simon and Jalal Toufic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Dewey: 701 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 7.91" W x 10.07" (2.15 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The religious movements of today no longer depend on the handselling of literature such as bibles, pamphlets etc, but instead operate predominantly with electronic picture media such as video and television that can be disseminated much more widely, and which are capable of enormous rhetorical impact. Medium Religion approaches religion as a media phenomenon, whose expressions are subject to the same laws of reproduction as any other consumer entity, and focuses particularly on geopolitical religious hotspots like the Middle East, Asia, Russia, North America and South America. It contains commentary by (among others) such notable thinkers as Boris Groys, Peter Sloterdijk and Slavoj Zizek; contributing artists include Adel Abdessemed, Oreet Ashery, Maja Bajevic, Paul Chan, Omer Fast, Barbad Golshiri, Kajri Jain, Vitali Komar, Alexander Kosolapov, Nira Pereg, Dorna Safaian, Anri Sala, Michael Schuster, Wael Shawky, Joshua Simon and Jalal Toufic. |