Media and Religion in Colonial Spanish America
The Protestant wave that the rulers of the Spanish Empire feared long ago is now engulfing Latin America, unbalancing centuries-long alliances once evident in media. As the Roman Catholic Church's absolute domination of religion in Latin America has declined, the independence of church-affiliat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2013]
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Journal of media and religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 103-111 |
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| Summary: | The Protestant wave that the rulers of the Spanish Empire feared long ago is now engulfing Latin America, unbalancing centuries-long alliances once evident in media. As the Roman Catholic Church's absolute domination of religion in Latin America has declined, the independence of church-affiliated media has increased. The magnitude of that change can only be fully appreciated in contrast to the colonial legacy of monopolies and strict censorship that enforced church controls over publication and distribution of printed materials. An analysis of press regulations and pamphlets and newspapers published in Lima, Peru, and Mexico City, Mexico, the two most important colonial cities, demonstrated that media was part of a complex system of interdependence that kept the church and the crown in power for three centuries. Even during a short period of press freedom, religious publications remained subject to prior restraint. Editors not only accepted those restrictions but also defended them in print, indicating that they were part of a system that maintained the power base of colonial society. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-8415 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of media and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15348423.2013.820515 |