Experts in Self-Isolation? Monastic Outreach during Lockdown
This paper draws on digital ethnography to examine the experience of a Catholic English Benedictine monastery in the context of restrictions on religious gatherings during the global COVID-19 pandemic. As the monks expand their digital presence and social media involvement, it is their experience of...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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2021
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Religions
Année: 2021, Volume: 12, Numéro: 10 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Lockdown
B Benedictine B Monasticism B Covid-19 B Digital Religion |
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| Résumé: | This paper draws on digital ethnography to examine the experience of a Catholic English Benedictine monastery in the context of restrictions on religious gatherings during the global COVID-19 pandemic. As the monks expand their digital presence and social media involvement, it is their experience of social withdrawal and apparent expertise in self-isolation that provides the grounding for their public engagement. While Max Weber depicts the monk as a world-transcending "virtuoso", in a time of lockdown, this separation from the world provides a point of connection with the experience of wider society. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel12100814 |