The Gendering of Pastors in Contemporary Nordic Films: Norms, Conventions and Contemporary Views

The article examines how Lutheran pastors are gendered in six well-known Nordic films. Building on the theory of mediatisation of religion, the study argues for the need to look at how media shapes religion and gender for a thorough understanding of views on religion today. The film analyses show a...

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Auteur principal: Sjö, Sofia 1977- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill [2015]
Dans: Religion & gender
Année: 2015, Volume: 5, Numéro: 1, Pages: 91-104
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Skandinavien / Église luthérienne / Prêtre / Représentation / Film / Rôle de genre
RelBib Classification:CB Spiritualité chrétienne
CD Christianisme et culture
CH Christianisme et société
KBE Scandinavie
KDD Église protestante
NBE Anthropologie
RB Ministère ecclésiastique
ZG Sociologie des médias; médias numériques; Sciences de l'information et de la communication
Sujets non-standardisés:B Nordic countries
B religion and film
B Mediatisation
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Résumé:The article examines how Lutheran pastors are gendered in six well-known Nordic films. Building on the theory of mediatisation of religion, the study argues for the need to look at how media shapes religion and gender for a thorough understanding of views on religion today. The film analyses show a connection between female pastors and less problematised forms of religion, but also traditional ways of undermining women in films. The films are argued to present a problematised religious view on sexuality, mostly connected to male pastors. Both aspects of gendering religion are tied to larger debates and discussions of religion and gender in the Nordic countries today. The article suggests that media have the potential to challenge traditional religious norms and to present their own norms, and highlights the need for further comparative studies.
ISSN:1878-5417
Contient:Enthalten in: Religion & gender
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.18352/rg.10084