Why Studies of Media, Religion, and Culture Need to Pay More Attention to Religious Metaphors and Misinformation
This article serves as a foreword to the International Society on Media, Religion and Culture’s (ismrc) special issue on Metaphors and Misinformation, highlighting themes and research featured at the 2023 ismrc conference in Bochum, Germany. Specifically, this article offers a personal reflection by...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2025, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-169 |
| Further subjects: | B
media, religion & culture studies
B Disinformation B misinformation B Religion |
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| Summary: | This article serves as a foreword to the International Society on Media, Religion and Culture’s (ismrc) special issue on Metaphors and Misinformation, highlighting themes and research featured at the 2023 ismrc conference in Bochum, Germany. Specifically, this article offers a personal reflection by the then-president of ismrc on the growth and development of the study of Media, Religion, and Culture (mrc). It also highlights the importance of mrc scholars engaging in the study of misinformation and disinformation about religion and religious groups, especially at this current historical moment. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-9214 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/21659214-bja10164 |
