Sacred cyberspaces: catholicism, new media, and the religious experience
Every contemporary institution has had to confront the ever-evolving technologies of the digital age. Focusing on the Catholic Church, Sacred Cyberspaces reveals how old conflicts over power, influence, and legitimacy within religious organizations unfold on the internet, shedding light on the futur...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Montreal
McGill-Queen's University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Advancing Studies in Religion
13 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New media
/ Cyber space
/ Catholicism
/ Kerygma
/ Religious experience
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| Further subjects: | B
Experience (Religion)
B Electronic books B Cyberspace-Religious aspects-Christianity B Communication-Religious aspects-Catholic Church B Digital media-Religious aspects-Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | Every contemporary institution has had to confront the ever-evolving technologies of the digital age. Focusing on the Catholic Church, Sacred Cyberspaces reveals how old conflicts over power, influence, and legitimacy within religious organizations unfold on the internet, shedding light on the future of religious life in the new millennium. Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One | Digital Faith: Emerging Agents and Technologies for Devout Publics -- 1 Digital Religion and Global Publics -- 2 The Rise of the Religious Webmaster: A Comparative Perspective -- Part Two | Holy Land YouTube Videos: The Visual Language of Religious Outreach -- 3 Digital Gates to the Holy Land: Mediatizing the Religious Experience -- 4 Networking the Sacred for Global Publics: New Media Strategies for a Re-enchanted World -- Part Three | Bolstering Religious Authority through Visual Means -- 5 Virtual Authenticity: Livestreaming Religious Sites -- 6 The Pope on Instagram: Managing Religious Authority and Globalized Charisma in the Digital Age -- Conclusion: Catholicism, Rupture, and Media Efforts -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0228015197 |