Following 9/11 : religion coverage in the New York times / Christopher Vecsey.

Author/creator Vecsey, Christopher
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSyracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxiv, 477 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
New York times.
Religion and the press--United States. --History. --21st century.
Journalism, Religious--United States. --History. --21st century.
Journalism--Objectivity. --United States.
Islamic fundamentalism--Press coverage. --United States.
Muslims--Press coverage. --United States.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Religious aspects.

Variant title Following September eleven
Contents A newspaper challenged. Pre-9/11: conventions of religion coverage, institutional memory -- Civil religion in America -- Interfaith relations -- Trauma around New York City -- Consolers, heroes, survivors -- Place and time : sacred and secular -- Religious functions of media coverage -- Islam observed. Islam in the eyes of the Times -- US Muslims -- The Islamic threat -- Who is truly Muslim? -- Fanaticism and Islam worldwide -- Western Europe's Muslims -- Sharia and gender -- The arts in portraying a religion -- Religious worlds at war. Afghanistan and the Taliban -- The Jewish angle -- Israel -- War in Iraq -- Meanings of 9/11. Justifications and significations -- Relativism, patriotism, and their perils -- "Clash of civilizations" -- The Times beyond the Times -- The Times of Thomas L. Friedman -- The Battle of Lepanto redux -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011020044
ISBN9780815609865 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815609868 (cloth : alk. paper)