RT Article
T1 Gatekeepers of cultural memory: televising religious rituals in Tansen, Nepal
JF Ethnos
VO 71
IS 3
SP 317
OP 342
A1 Wilmore, Michael J.
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2006
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1641389141
AB This paper examines the coverage of religious festivals by a local cable television organisation in Nepal. The fact that the programmes made by this organisation feature only some of these festivals is significant if we consider the complex role that mass media play in the mediation of socio-political relations between different sections of the town's diverse population. Nevertheless, it is argued that the examination of other processes of cultural mediation, including the festivals themselves, enables a better understanding of how mass media are incorporated into the construction of community and social identity in the public arena. The paper contributes both to the understanding of media, religion and community relations in South Asia and to media anthropology in general.(Ethnos/NIAS)
K1 Kulturvermittlung
K1 Religion
K1 Fernsehen
K1 Kulturelle Identität
K1 Hinduismus
K1 Nepal : Kulturvermittlung : Religion : Ritual : Fernsehen : Kulturelle Identität : Hinduismus
K1 Nepal