Mediated sacralization and the construction of postmodern communio sanctorum: The case of the Swedish foreign minister anna lindh

2005

In the media age, the linkage between mediated communities and images is established by the sacralization of images. Based on the theoretical insights of Michel Maffesoli and on an influential tradition in French sociology, which includes Emile Durkheim, Georges Bataille, and Rene Girard, this article attempts to apply the theory of sacred images to the empirical analysis of images in the media. The analysis of the Swedish and Finnish newspapers' visual coverage of the assassination of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh suggests that the process of sacralization is actually performed as a communicative behavior involving the media and the crowd as the main actors and a number of symbols wh…

Nomadit rippituolissa : medioidun uskonnon moraalisen järjestyksen dynamiikka (post)modernin television ja kulttuurin kontekstissa

2001

The study Nomads in the Confessional: The Dynamics of the Moral Order of Mediated Religion in the Context of (Post)modern Television and Culture is concerned to explore mediated relations between religion, media and culture. Its main focus is on mediated Christianity. The study draws from different academic and intellectual traditions: the sociology of religion, the history of ideas and media studies. It is primarily a theoretical piece, but it also uses empirical data to deepen the discussion and understanding of the nature of mediated religion. The data is analyzed by using ritual media studies as a methodological tool. The object of the analysis is a Christian television show "The Confes…

Kertomuksia rippituolista : uskonnollinen tv-ohjelma postmodernin mediakulttuurin kontekstissa

2000