Impacts of Mediatization on Creating a New Image of Religion

• Main Author: Sayyed Mohammad Mahdi Mousavimehr
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Imam Sadiq University 2014-08-01
• Series: Religion & Communication
• Subjects: media; religion; mediatization; mediatization of religion; religious lifestyle
• Online Access: https://rc.journals.isu.ac.ir/article_1664_04ef835abf7643fdb2dcbca285bcbd3b.pdf

The new world circumstances have given a new orientation to media roles. These have resulted in new ways of portraying religion and religiosity in the media, ultimately leading to the emergence of a religious representation with media characteristics. This phenomenon, which is usually referred to as the mediatization of religion, is a complex, gradual, non-arbitrary, unpredictable, and incalculable process. Concerning the mediatization characteristics, this process has given rise to considerable impact on one's understanding of religion, which can in turn produce a new image of that.  The article, therefore, tries to enumerate these influences and their impact on type of religiosity offered by the media. Though in a final analysis it seems Islam stands out among others and keeps its own status.