Gatekeepers of cultural memory: televising religious rituals in Tansen, Nepal

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-politic...

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Main Author: Wilmore, Michael J. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2006
In: Ethnos
Year: 2006, Volume: 71, Issue: 3, Pages: 317-342
Further subjects:B Nepal Culture mediation Religion Ritual Television Cultural identity Hinduism
B Television
B Religion
B Hinduism
B Cultural identity
B Nepal
B Culture mediation