Digital Religion: Understanding Religious Practice in Digital Media

ISBN-13: 9780367272364 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 294 str.

Heidi A. Campbell; Ruth Tsuria

Opis

This book offers a critical and systematic survey of the study of religion and digital media. It covers religious engagement with a wide range of digital media forms and highlights examples of new media engagement in all five of the major world religions.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to the Study of Digital Religion  PART 1: Themes in the Study of Religion and New Media  2. Religion  3. Ritual  4. Identity  5. Community  6. Authority  7. Embodiment  PART 2: Thematic Case Studies  8. Religion:  Finding Your True-Self: YouTubing the South Korean Temple Stay  A Little Birdie Told Me Something About Religion: Religion on Twitter  9. Rituals:  A Case Study in Digital Religion: That Dragon, Cancer  Prayer App Rituals: How Islamic Participants Engage with Technological and Religious Affordances in Muslim Pro  10. Identity: #EmptyThePews: Ex-evangelicals identity on Twitter  "The Niqab is a Beautiful Extension of My Face": Niqab Adoption as Meta-Conversion in YouTube Lifestreaming Videos  11. Community:  Dual Production for Dual Publics: Chabad’s Inward and Outward Online Presence  Stillness on the Hillside: Worship Online with British Quakers  12. Authority:  The Passive-Aggressive Haredi Campaign against the Smartphone  Maintaining and Establishing Authority on Facebook: A Case Study on Catholic Priests  13. Embodiment:  Gamified Embodiment Experiences in Indian Video Games  The Digital Afterlife  PART 3: Reflections on Studying Religion and Digital Media  14. Theoretical Frameworks for Approaching Religion and Digital Media  15. Ethical Issues in the Study of Religion and New Media  16. Theology and the New Media