Representations of Religion and Culture in Children's Literature
Literature is an important medium for representing and communicating world views and values. This article focuses on the representation of culture and religion and reveals constructions of identities in children's literature. The analysis of selected contemporary books from the German speaking...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie
[2018]
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Journal for religion, film and media
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-99 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
German language
/ Childrens' literature
/ Religion
/ Culture
/ Intercultural understanding
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CD Christianity and Culture |
| Further subjects: | B
Children's Literature
B Religion B Faith B Identity B Othering |
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| Summary: | Literature is an important medium for representing and communicating world views and values. This article focuses on the representation of culture and religion and reveals constructions of identities in children's literature. The analysis of selected contemporary books from the German speaking area considers the representation of the main characters and their cultural and religious background as well as their faith and practices with a discourse analytical approach. The analysed narrations tend to specify difference by means of cultural and religious characteristics; instead of dissolving those categories, narrations strengthen them. The article states the importance of literature in the mediation of knowledge, self-concepts, interpersonal perceptions and normative paradigms. |
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| ISSN: | 2617-3697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for religion, film and media
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25364/05.4:2018.1.6 |