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Virtually Sacred
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Author : Robert M. Geraci
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-13
Virtually Sacred written by Robert M. Geraci and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-13 with Religion categories.
Millions of users have taken up residence in virtual worlds, and in those worlds they find opportunities to revisit and rewrite their religious lives. Robert M. Geraci argues that virtual worlds and video games have become a locus for the satisfaction of religious needs, providing many users with devoted communities, opportunities for ethical reflection, a meaningful experience of history and human activity, and a sense of transcendence. Using interviews, surveys, and his own first-hand experience within the virtual worlds, Geraci shows how World of Warcraft and Second Life provide participants with the opportunity to rethink what it means to be religious in the contemporary world. Not all participants use virtual worlds for religious purposes, but many online residents use them to rearrange or replace religious practice as designers and users collaborate in the production of a new spiritual marketplace. Using World of Warcraft and Second Life as case studies, this book shows that many residents now use virtual worlds to re-imagine their traditions and work to restore them to "authentic" sanctity, or else replace religious institutions with virtual communities that provide meaning and purpose to human life. For some online residents, virtual worlds are even keys to a post-human future where technology can help us transcend mortal life. Geraci argues that World of Warcraft and Second Life are "virtually sacred" because they do religious work. They often do such work without regard for-and frequently in conflict with-traditional religious institutions and practices; ultimately they participate in our sacred landscape as outsiders, competitors, and collaborators.
Virtually Sacred
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Author : Robert M. Geraci
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Virtually Sacred written by Robert M. Geraci and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Man Contemplated Physically Morally Intellectually And Spiritually
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Author : John William Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
Man Contemplated Physically Morally Intellectually And Spiritually written by John William Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Human beings categories.
I Love Paul Revere Whether He Rode Or Not
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Author : Richard Shenkman
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2011-06-21
I Love Paul Revere Whether He Rode Or Not written by Richard Shenkman and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-21 with History categories.
Provocative and amusingly heretical, "I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode or Not" (a quote attributed to Warren Harding) offers eye-opening revelations debunking long-held American legends.
Flag Burning And Free Speech
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Author : Robert Justin Goldstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Flag Burning And Free Speech written by Robert Justin Goldstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Flags categories.
When Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag as part of a political protest, he was convicted for flag desecration under Texas law. But the Supreme Court, by a contentious 5 to margin, overturned that conviction, claiming that Johnson's action constituted symbolic -- and thus protected -- speech. Heated debate continues to swirl around that controversial decision, both hailed as a victory for free speech advocates and reviled as an abomination that erodes the patriotic foundations of American democracy. Such passionate yet contradictory views are at the heart of this landmark case. Book jacket.
Art Thoughts
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Author : James Jackson Jarves
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1870
Art Thoughts written by James Jackson Jarves and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1870 with Art categories.
Godwired
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Author : Rachel Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-03-12
Godwired written by Rachel Wagner and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-12 with Religion categories.
Godwired offers an engaging exploration of religious practice in the digital age. It considers how virtual experiences, like stories, games and rituals, are forms of world-building or "cosmos construction" that serve as a means of making sense of our own world. Such creative and interactive activity is, arguably, patently religious. This book examines: the nature of sacred space in virtual contexts technology as a vehicle for sacred texts who we are when we go online what rituals have in common with games and how they work online what happens to community when people worship online how religious "worlds" and virtual "worlds" nurture similar desires. Rachel Wagner suggests that whilst our engagement with virtual reality can be viewed as a form of religious activity, today’s virtual religion marks a radical departure from traditional religious practice – it is ephemeral, transient, rapid, disposable, hyper-individualized, hybrid, and in an ongoing state of flux.
Journal Of Chinese Religions
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Journal Of Chinese Religions written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with China categories.
Sacred And Secular
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Author : Pippa Norris
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-17
Sacred And Secular written by Pippa Norris and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-17 with Political Science categories.
This book develops a theory of existential security. It demonstrates that the publics of virtually all advanced industrial societies have been moving toward more secular orientations during the past half century, but also that the world as a whole now has more people with traditional religious views than ever before. This second edition expands the theory and provides new and updated evidence from a broad perspective and in a wide range of countries. This confirms that religiosity persists most strongly among vulnerable populations, especially in poorer nations and in failed states. Conversely, a systematic erosion of religious practices, values and beliefs has occurred among the more prosperous strata in rich nations.
Sacred Languages Of The World
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Author : Brian P. Bennett
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2017-09-25
Sacred Languages Of The World written by Brian P. Bennett and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-25 with Religion categories.
A fascinating comparative account of sacred languages and their role in and beyond religion —written for a broad, interdisciplinary audience Sacred languages have been used for foundational texts, liturgy, and ritual for millennia, and many have remained virtually unchanged through the centuries. While the vital relationship between language and religion has been long acknowledged, new research and thinking across an array of disciplines including religious studies, sociolinguistics, sociology, linguistics, and even neurolinguistics has resulted in a renewed interest in the area. This fascinating and informative book draws on Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Judaic, and Buddhist traditions to provide a concise and accessible introduction to the phenomenon of sacred languages. The book takes a strongly comparative, wide-ranging approach to exploring ways in which ancient religious languages, such as Latin, Pali, Church Slavonic, and Hebrew continue to shape the beliefs and practices of religious communities around the world. Informed by both comparative religion and sociolinguistics, it traces the histories of sacred languages, the myths and doctrines that explain their origin and value, the various ways they are used, the sectarian debates that shadow them, and the technological innovations that propel them forward in the twenty-first century. A comprehensive but succinct account of the role and importance of language within religion Takes an interdisciplinary approach which will appeal to students and scholars across an array of disciplines, including religious studies, sociology of religion, sociolinguistics, and linguistics Provides a strongly comparative exploration, drawing on Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Judaic, and Buddhist traditions Uses numerous examples and ties historic debates with contemporary situations Satisfies the rapidly growing demand for books on the subject among both academics and general readers Sacred Languages of the World is a must-read for students of religion and language, scripture, religious literacy, education and language, the sociology of religion, sociolinguistics. It will also have strong appeal among general readers with an interest comparative religion, history, cultural criticism, communication studies, and more.