Digital Religion in China: A Comparative Perspective on Buddhism and Christianity's Online Publics in Sina Weibo

The proliferation of social media in China has provided traditional religious authorities with multifarious digital features to revitalise and reinforce their practices and beliefs. However, under the authoritative political system different religions pick up the new media to varying degrees, thereb...

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Main Author: Zhang, Yanshuang (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2017, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-67
Further subjects:B Online Public
B Sina Weibo
B Buddhism
B China
B Social media
B Digital Religion
B Christianity
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