The Issue of Low Carbon Emission in Religious Shows on Indonesian Television

Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, 50275 Indonesia

^* Corresponding author amdjtg@yahoo.com

Abstract

This Article is written based on the research “Religious Show as Cultural Production Field: Study of Mamah dan Aa Beraksi TV program on Urban Indonesian TV Channel Indosiar”. This research based on assumption that religious show as cultural products are generated in an autonomous domain involving actors - production teams, creative teams, preachers, emcees and audiences. Using ethnographic methods, through close observation, this research finds that the religious show indicate the logic interpretation of religious criteria represented by the preachers, and the market criteria which the production team is responsible for. Both of these criteria are mixed in producing religious show. On that context, the theme of low carbon emission has succeeded in entering as a theme that meets market and religious criteria. From the market side, this theme has relevance with the protection of a greater public interest. Meanwhile, in terms of religious criteria, bringing the issue of low carbon emission into religious shows is the same as carrying out a religious mission to reduce the negative impact of bubble carbon.