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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Auteur principal: Eberhardt, Verena Marie (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie [2018]
Dans: Journal for religion, film and media
Année: 2018, Volume: 4, Numéro: 1, Pages: 81-99
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Allemand / Littérature pour enfants / Religion / Culture / Compréhension interculturelle
Classifications IxTheo:AG Vie religieuse
AX Dialogue interreligieux
CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses
CD Christianisme et culture
Sujets non-standardisés:B Children's Literature
B Religion
B Faith
B Identity
B Othering
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:2617-3697
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal for religion, film and media
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.25364/05.4:2018.1.6