TY - BOOK ID - 30559691 TI - New media and religious transformations in Africa AU - Hackett, Rosalind I J AU - Soares, Benjamin F PY - 2015 SN - 9780253015198 0253015197 9780253015242 0253015243 0253015308 9780253015303 PB - Bloomington Indianapolis DB - UniCat KW - Mass media in religion KW - Social media KW - #SBIB:39A8 KW - #SBIB:39A10 KW - #SBIB:39A73 KW - #SBIB:316.331H537 KW - User-generated media KW - Communication KW - User-generated content KW - Mass media KW - Religious aspects. KW - Antropologie: linguïstiek, audiovisuele cultuur, antropologie van media en representatie KW - Antropologie: religie, riten, magie, hekserij KW - Etnografie: Afrika KW - Godsdienstige praktijken: massamedia KW - Religious aspects KW - Africa KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - Religion UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30559691 AB - New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa casts a critical look at Africa's rapidly evolving religious media scene. Following political liberalization, media deregulation, and the proliferation of new media technologies, many African religious leaders and activists have appropriated such media to strengthen and expand their communities and gain public recognition. Media have also been used to marginalize and restrict the activities of other groups, which has sometimes led to tension, conflict, and even violence. Showing how media are rarely neutral vehicles of expression, the contribut ER -