2001 2015-08-25 10.17192/mjr.2001.6.3744 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-2001-123-37446 keine Angabe Framing Effects in the Coverage of Scientology versus Germany: Some Thoughts on the Role of Press and Scholars "Scientology might be one weird religion, but the German reaction to it is weirder still - not to mention disturbing." 2 This is how Richard Cohen of the Washington Post describes the controversy of Scientology vs. Germany, and he adds, "[...] the treatment of Scientologists is both inexplicable and troubling." 3 The inexplicable or rather as yet unexplained could usually be expected to raise the attention of scholars, especially if there is a troubling thrill to it. However, German scholars have mostly preferred to remain silent on the issue, and the few who spoke out published in German, but not in English.4 American scholars, on the other hand, quite often seem to have firm opinions on the issue, but what finally gets published are usually rather general evaluations. Although the controversy on the whole has gained widespread media attention, the actual causes of disturbance remain rather murky, especially if one decides to take a closer look.

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2015-08-25 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2001/123/3744/3744.png 2001 2015-08-25 2015-08-25 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.17192/mjr.2001.6.3744 Universitätsbibliothek Marburg Publikationsserver der Universitätsbibliothek Marburg English https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/cover.png Institute for Comparative Cultural Research - Study of Religions and Anthropology Religion Philosophy and theory of religion 1996 1418722-x Periodical urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-00048 Marburg Journal of Religion 1612-2941 Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften und Philosophie Deutschhausstraße 9, 35037 Marburg Marburg Philipps-Universität Marburg 2001 2001-04-24 Vol 6 No 1 (2001) PeriodicalPart 6 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-2001-1239 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2001/123/cover.png https://doi.org/10.17192/mjr.2001.6.1 1 Framing Effects in the Coverage of Scientology versus Germany: Some Thoughts on the Role of Press and Scholars Brigitte Schön Schön, Brigitte article "Scientology might be one weird religion, but the German reaction to it is weirder still - not to mention disturbing." 2 This is how Richard Cohen of the Washington Post describes the controversy of Scientology vs. Germany, and he adds, "[...] the treatment of Scientologists is both inexplicable and troubling." 3 The inexplicable or rather as yet unexplained could usually be expected to raise the attention of scholars, especially if there is a troubling thrill to it. However, German scholars have mostly preferred to remain silent on the issue, and the few who spoke out published in German, but not in English.4 American scholars, on the other hand, quite often seem to have firm opinions on the issue, but what finally gets published are usually rather general evaluations. Although the controversy on the whole has gained widespread media attention, the actual causes of disturbance remain rather murky, especially if one decides to take a closer look. urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-2001-123-37446

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