Religious television and pious authority in Pakistan /

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"In Pakistan, religious talk shows emerged as a popular television genre following the 2002 media liberalization reforms. Since then, these shows have become important platforms where ideas about Islam and religious authority in Pakistan are developed and argued. In Religious Television and Pio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kazi, Taha (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Television talk shows > Pakistan.
Television in religion > Pakistan.
Television broadcasting > Islam > Religious aspects.
Islam and politics > Pakistan.
Talk-shows > Pākistān.
Télévision dans la religion > Pākistān.
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
Islam and politics
Television broadcasting > Religious aspects
Television in religion
Television talk shows
Pakistan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A Background of Religious Programming in Pakistan
  • The Production, Ownership, and Control of Religious Television Shows
  • Doctrinal Activism and Religious Television
  • Religious Authority and Control over Religious Knowledge
  • Self-Styled Scholars and Religious Show Hosts: Emerging Sources of Religious Authority
  • Changing Viewer Assessments of Religious Authority
  • Redefining the Boundaries for Critical Deliberation in Islamic Public Debate
  • Conclusion.

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