Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. A Background of Religious Programming in Pakistan -- 2. The Production, Ownership, and Control of Religious Television Shows -- 3. Doctrinal Activism and Religious Television -- 4. Religious Authority and Control over Religious Knowledge -- 5. Self-Styled Scholars and Religious Show Hosts: Emerging Sources of Religious Authority -- 6. Changing Viewer Assessments of Religious Authority -- 7. Redefining the Boundaries for Critical Deliberation in Islamic Public Debate -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Arabic Terms -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

By exploring how programming decisions inadvertently affect viewer engagements with Islam, Religious Television and Pious Authority in Pakistan looks beyond the revivalist impact of religious media and highlights the prominence of religious talk shows in disrupting expectations about faith.

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