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The Welcoming Pope: Images of Pope Francis in the Catholicism under mediatization
Le pape accueillant: images du pape François dans le catholicisme sous l'emprise de la médiatisation
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Abstract
In the context of the society in mediatization more and more the social fields are inserted in an ambiance in which borders are constantly tensioned, meaning that social practices are crossed by the logic of other fields, rather than their own place of knowing. It is perceived that the social/politi... view more
In the context of the society in mediatization more and more the social fields are inserted in an ambiance in which borders are constantly tensioned, meaning that social practices are crossed by the logic of other fields, rather than their own place of knowing. It is perceived that the social/political/religious conjuncture interpenetrates with the logic of mediatization, and this phenomenon arouses transformations in all Christianity. The objective of this work is to analyze the circulation of Pope Francis' images in the media which formulate, in the collective imaginary, a mediated totem image of the Pope of embrace or of the welcoming Pope, what adheres to the new media technologies.... view less
Keywords
pope; Catholic Church (Roman); religion; social media; mediatization; new media
Classification
Impact Research, Recipient Research
Free Keywords
circulation; image; pontifex Francis
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 189-203
Journal
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies, 10 (2017) 2
Issue topic
Mediatization of religion and power
ISSN
1775-352X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed