When virtuality shapes social reality: fake cults and the church of the flying spaghetti monster

Following the “Internet Revolution”, the creation of online religions (religions mainly existing in the virtual world) gave birth to so-called “parody” or fake cults. One of these “religions”, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has started as a (an atheist) parody mocking (monotheistic) rel...

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Main Author: Obadia, Lionel 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Heidelberg University Publishing 2015
In: Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
Year: 2015, Volume: 8, Pages: 115-128
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pastafarianismus / Virtual reality / Social realism
Further subjects:B Church Flying Spaghetti Monster
B Epistemology
B Virtuality
B fake cults
B Religion
B Internet
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