Digital Religion: Understanding Religious Practice in New Media Worlds
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Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2022), xii, 294 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-0-367-27236-4 (pbk); 978-0-429-29568-3 (ebook)
Other editions: 1st ed. 2012
Signature commbox: 10-Religion-E 2022
"This book offers a critical and systematic survey of the study of religion and digital media. It covers religious engagement with a wide range of digital media forms and highlights examples of new media engagement in all five of the major world religions. From mobile apps and video games to virtual reality and social media, the book provides a detailed review of major topics including ritual, identity, community, authority, and embodiment, includes a series of engaging case studies to illustrate and elucidate the thematic explorations, considers the theoretical, ethical, and theological issues raised [...] Thoroughly updated throughout with new case studies and in-depth analysis of recent scholarship and developments, this new edition provides a comprehensive overview of this fast-paced, constantly developing, and fascinating field." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction to the study of digital religion / Ruth Tsuria and Heidi A. Campbell, 1
I. THEMES IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND NEW MEDIA
2 Religion / Gregory Price Grieve, 25
3 Ritual / Christopher Helland and Lisa Kienzl, 40
4 Identity / Mia Lövheim and Evelina Lundmark, 56
5 Community / Heidi A. Campbell and Zachary Sheldon, 71
6 Authority / Pauline Hope Cheong, 87
7 Embodiment / Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, 108
II. THEMATIC CASE STUDIES
8 Religion: Finding Your True-Self: YouTubing the South Korean Temple Stay / Sam Han, 123
9 Religion: A Little Birdie Told Me Something About Religion: Religion on Twitter / Daniel Veidlinger, 132
10 Rituals: A Case Study in Digital Religion: 'That Dragon, Cancer' / John W. Borchert, 141
11 Rituals: Prayer App Rituals: How Islamic Participants Engage with Technological and Religious Affordances in 'Muslim Pro' / Wendi Bellar, 150
12 Identity: #EmptyThePews: Ex-evangelicals identity on Twitter / Ruth Tsuria, 159
13 Identity: "The Niqab is a Beautiful Extension of My Face": Niqab Adoption as Meta-Conversion in YouTube Lifestreaming Videos / Anna Piela, 167
14 Community: Dual Production for Dual Publics: Chabad’s Inward and Outward Online Presence / Oren Golan, 176
15 Community: Stillness on the Hillside: Worship Online with British Quakers / Tim Hutchings, 186
16 Authority: The Passive-Aggressive Haredi Campaign against the Smartphone / Hananel Rosenberg and Menahem Blondheim, 196
17 Authority: Maintaining and Establishing Authority on Facebook: A Case Study on Catholic Priests / Brian Altenhofen, 205
18 Embodiment: Gamified Embodiment Experiences in Indian Video Games / Xenia Zeiler, 213
19 Embodiment: The Digital Afterlife / Amanda Lagerkvist, 221
III: REFLECTIONS ON STUDYING RELIGION AND DIGITAL MEDIA
20 Theoretical Frameworks for Approaching Religion and New Media / Knut Lundby & Giulia Evolvi, 233
21 Ethical Issues in the Study of Religion and New Media / Mark D. Johns, 250
22 Theology and the New Media / Stephen Garner, 266
I. THEMES IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND NEW MEDIA
2 Religion / Gregory Price Grieve, 25
3 Ritual / Christopher Helland and Lisa Kienzl, 40
4 Identity / Mia Lövheim and Evelina Lundmark, 56
5 Community / Heidi A. Campbell and Zachary Sheldon, 71
6 Authority / Pauline Hope Cheong, 87
7 Embodiment / Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, 108
II. THEMATIC CASE STUDIES
8 Religion: Finding Your True-Self: YouTubing the South Korean Temple Stay / Sam Han, 123
9 Religion: A Little Birdie Told Me Something About Religion: Religion on Twitter / Daniel Veidlinger, 132
10 Rituals: A Case Study in Digital Religion: 'That Dragon, Cancer' / John W. Borchert, 141
11 Rituals: Prayer App Rituals: How Islamic Participants Engage with Technological and Religious Affordances in 'Muslim Pro' / Wendi Bellar, 150
12 Identity: #EmptyThePews: Ex-evangelicals identity on Twitter / Ruth Tsuria, 159
13 Identity: "The Niqab is a Beautiful Extension of My Face": Niqab Adoption as Meta-Conversion in YouTube Lifestreaming Videos / Anna Piela, 167
14 Community: Dual Production for Dual Publics: Chabad’s Inward and Outward Online Presence / Oren Golan, 176
15 Community: Stillness on the Hillside: Worship Online with British Quakers / Tim Hutchings, 186
16 Authority: The Passive-Aggressive Haredi Campaign against the Smartphone / Hananel Rosenberg and Menahem Blondheim, 196
17 Authority: Maintaining and Establishing Authority on Facebook: A Case Study on Catholic Priests / Brian Altenhofen, 205
18 Embodiment: Gamified Embodiment Experiences in Indian Video Games / Xenia Zeiler, 213
19 Embodiment: The Digital Afterlife / Amanda Lagerkvist, 221
III: REFLECTIONS ON STUDYING RELIGION AND DIGITAL MEDIA
20 Theoretical Frameworks for Approaching Religion and New Media / Knut Lundby & Giulia Evolvi, 233
21 Ethical Issues in the Study of Religion and New Media / Mark D. Johns, 250
22 Theology and the New Media / Stephen Garner, 266
