Sacred realms in virtual worlds: The making of Buddhist spaces in Second Life:
Second Life, a virtual world, has been heralded by some scholars and transhumanists as a sacred, "heavenly" space. Through detailed ethnographic work on Buddhist religious spaces in Second Life, this article argues instead that just as in actual life, virtual life is comprised of both sacr...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Sage
[2019]
|
| In: |
Critical research on religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 147-167 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Second Life
/ Virtual reality
/ Buddhism
/ Space
/ Holiness
|
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Sacred Space B Digital Religion |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |