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Passion of the Christ, 1 rael, 109n9; in Ghana, 297, 300; Haidara’s
Pentecostalism: and Bible, 302; compared use of, in Mali, 13, 141; in India, 258; in
with t’shuva movement, 106–108; format Indonesia, 163n5; legal status of radio sta-
of Pentecostal service, 302, 307; in Ghana, tions, 97; of¤cial radio in Israel, 93–94, 95,
2, 11, 18–19, 70n15, 290–309; in Latin 109n8; pirate radio in Israel, 1, 10, 94–101;
America generally, 70n14, 107; and media preference for, over television, 107; Radio
generally, 5–6; and miracles, 56, 62, 302; in Islamique in Mali, 142–143
Nigeria, 2, 70n14, 174; prophecy and vision Ramadan, 207–209, 214–215, 220–221, 221n3,
in, 302–303; in public sphere, 295–300, 308, 221–222n6, 223n14, 233
309n4; Universal Church of the Kingdom Ramadan Riddles (Fawazir Ramadan), 2, 16–
of God (UCKG) in Brazil, 8–9, 52–68; and 17, 207–221, 221n2, 224–225n25
video-¤lm producers in Ghana, 2, 11, 18– Ramayana, 18
19, 290–309; and video-¤lm producers in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), 262,
Nigeria, 2 264, 281
People’s Communication Charter, 178 Ratnam, Mani, 280–281, 287n23
Peterson, Nicolas, 194, 201nn1,4,6, 202nn9– Rawlings, J. J., 292, 296, 297
10,13, 202–203n14, 203n15 RBP (Religious Broadcasting Panel), 14, 170,
Pintupi Revisit Yaru Yaru, 190 171, 172, 176, 181n13, 182n30
Pintupi Revisit Yumari, 190 Religion: decline of, 4–5; and entertainment,
Pirate radio: and Ashkenazi in Israel, 94; 15–19; new publics for mediated religion,
¤nances for, 97; government closing of, 6–11; and politics in the nation-state, 68–
95–97; and intimacy with audience, 99; 69n3; politics of difference and public
Kol HaChesed as, 98–99; Micol Halev as, sphere, 11–15; and public sphere, 3–6, 11–
97–98, 99; and Sephardi in Israel, 1, 10, 94– 15; relationship between media and gener-
101; and t’shuva movement, 98–101; and ally, 1–20, 166. See also Hinduism; Islam;
women, 99–100 Judaism; Pentecostalism; Religious freedom
Politics: aestheticization of, 256; identity poli- Religious Broadcasting Panel (RBP), 14, 170,
tics, 11–15 171, 172, 176, 181n13, 182n30
Poverty in Rio de Janeiro, 56–57, 67–68 Religious freedom: in African countries, 168–
Presbyterian Church, 69n11 169, 178; in Brazil, 69n6; Moosa on, 178; in
Public sphere: and da"wa movement, 31– South Africa, 178
32, 35–48, 49n5, 49–50n8; female public Representational economy, 309n2
spheres, 121–122; Habermas on, 3–4, 11, Rio de Janeiro. See Brazil
120, 123, 126n3, 127n13, 132–133, 135, 141, Rithambhara, Sadhvi, 285n4
145–146, 146n2, 192, 253, 257, 269–270, Roja (Rose), 280–281, 287n24
294; Hindu nationalism and return of aura RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), 262,
to, 251–270; indigenous public sphere in 264, 281
Australia, 198–201, 203n16; and media, 4;
modern Muslim public sphere, 115–116, Saatchi Synagogue, London, 84–86, 88n16
119–126; Negt and Kluge on, 294; Pente- SABC (South African Broadcasting Corpora-
costalism in, 295–300, 308, 309n4; politics tion), 14, 167, 169–180, 173, 175, 177,
of difference and religion in, 11–15; and re- 180n11, 181nn16,26, 182nn29,40
ligion, 3–6, 11–15; Salvatore on, 6, 7, 49n6; SACC (South African Council of Churches), 170
and Universal Church of the Kingdom of Saint Luke Painting the Virgin (Gossaert),
God (UCKG) in Brazil, 67–68; and women, 309n1
119–126, 126n3 Salamandra, Christa, 222n9
Salvatore, Armando, 6, 7, 49n6
Quran: Haidara on, 141–142; and music, 33– Sami, Muhammad, 207–208
35; Öztürk on, 241; on Ramadan, 209; read- Sandall, Roger, 190, 191, 193, 194, 195, 199,
ing of, forbidden in Turkish schools, 49n7 200, 201n4, 202n8
Sardari Begum, 286n16
Rabin, Yitzhak, 97, 99 Sarfarosh (The Willing Martyr), 279
Radar Kieraha, 153–154, 156–157, 160, 161 Satya, 279
Radio: in Africa, 180n6; and air safety in Is- Schach, Rav, 94, 109n7
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