From Taylor Swift to dune: the religio-political and spiritual agency of popular culture by Ali Hussain

“…This religious symbolism surrounding popular culture extends to recent films like Dune 2 and highlights the agency of art and media as a medium for a society’s spiritual expression.…”
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Indonesia's Salafist Sufis by Howell, Julia Day.

“…This paper calls attention to the Salafist colouration of Sufism in two areas of popular culture : television preaching, and the popular religious 'how-to' books and DVDs that make the preachers' messages available for purchase. …”
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Soccer Versus Jihad: A Draw by Dorsey, James Michael

“…In targeting the sport and stadia, jihadists focus on the world’s most popular form of popular culture and the one fixture that evokes the kind of deep-seated emotion capable of rivalling passions associated with religion and sectarianism. …”
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