• ISBN13: 9781138304963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Religion and PhilosophyCommunication, Mass Media and Journalism
• Publisher: T&F
• Publisher Imprint: Routledge
• Publication Date: April 16, 2019
• Pages: 472
• Original Price: GBP 215.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1010 grams

About the Book The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Journalism is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, challenges, past and present global issues and debates in this exciting subject. The first collection of its kind, this volume comprises over 25 chapters by a team of international contributors. This Handbook is divided into five parts, each taking global developments in the field into account:
- Theoretical Reflections
- Power and Authority
- Conflict, Radicalization and Populism
- Dialogue and Peacebuilding
- Trends
Within these sections, central issues, debates and developments are examined, including religious and secular press; ethics; globalization; gender; datafication; differentiation; journalistic religious literacy; race and religious extremism.
This volume is essential reading for students and researchers in journalism and religious studies. This Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as sociology, communication studies, media studies and area studies. About the Author Kerstin Radde-Antweiler is professor of Religious Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany.
Xenia Zeiler is associate professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland.