Mass Media And Catholic Faith Practice Research

Religion as a long history of social phenomena,has always been related to communication,from beginning to end.In the Catholic community in remote areas of northwest Yunnan,the development of mass media has brought a media environment that is very different from the traditional religious communication environment.From the perspective of the media environment to examine the impact of the mass media on the practice of Catholic faith in the Tibetan areas of western Yunnan,it is necessary to see the influence of the development of media technology on the macro and micro dimensions of the Catholic community,as religious communities include religion as an organization and religion as an individual The Therefore,this article mainly discusses the influence of mass media popularization on the practice of Catholic belief from the individual life of the believers and the public space created by the church.The first chapter is the introduction,mainly explains the research problem,the field point of view,theoretical basis,research methods and combing the Yunnan area on the Catholic spread of the relevant literature.The second chapter examines the spread of Catholicism in the village of Cizhong,analyzes the missionary background,the communication process and the communication strategy of the missionaries in the village of Cizhong.Chapter three focuses on the analysis of the existing media environment and the media exposure of Catholicism in Cizhong Village.The fourth and fifth chapters are the focus of the study,mainly from the individual life of the believers and the public space of the church to understand the impact of mass media communication on the practice of Catholic faith in the northwest Yunnan and the use of the Catholic media in the world.The study found that,with the popularization of the mass media in the middle of the village,the reconstruction of the cognitive structure of the local Catholics,the traditional atmosphere of the rich religious environment and the mass media environment intertwined,the collision led to the Catholic religious power of the utilitarian significantly strengthened,Catholic beliefs and religious organizations are changing the authority,religious traditions and functions have changed in varying degrees,religious organizations have been challenged.