Religion online : finding faith on the Internet / edited by Lorne L. Dawson and Douglas E. Cowan.
| Other author | Dawson, Lorne L., 1954- |
| Other author | Cowan, Douglas E. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2004. |
| Description | vii, 279 pages ; 24 cm |
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| Subjects |
| Contents | Cyberfaith : how Americans pursue religion online / Elena Larsen -- Popular religion and the World Wide Web : a match made in (cyber) heaven / Christopher Helland -- Cyberspace as sacred space : communicating religion on computer networks / Stephen D. O'Leary -- Young people, religious identity and the Internet / Mia Lvheim -- Religion and the quest for virtual community / Lorne L. Dawson -- Reading and praying online : the continuity of religion online and online religion in Internet Christianity / Glenn Young -- This is my church : seeing the Internet and club culture as spiritual spaces / Heidi Campbell -- Rip.burn.pray : Islamic expression online / Gary R. Bunt -- The cybersangha : Buddhism on the Internet / Charles S. Prebish -- New religions and the Internet : recruiting in a new public space / Lorne L. Dawson and Jenna hennebry -- The Internet as virtual spiritual community : teen witches in the United States and Australia / Helen A. Berger and Douglas Ezzy -- The goddess net / Wendy Griffin -- The house of Netjer : a new religious community online / Marilyn Krogh and Brooke Ashley Pillifant -- Virtual pilgrimage to Ireland's Croagh Patrick / Mark MacWilliams -- Searching for the apocalypse in cyberspace / Robert Campbell -- Contested spaces : movement, countermovement, and e-space propaganda / Douglas E. Cowan. |
| Abstract | In 2001 an estimated three million Americans a day searched for religious information and spiritual guidance on the Internet. This study examines the new reality of faith on the net, looking at the available resources and how the public are making use of them. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Religion online. New York : Routledge, 2004 0415970210 |
| LCCN | 2003022731 |
| ISBN | 0415970210 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415970211 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415970229 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415970228 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780203497609 |
| ISBN | 0203497600 |
| Standard identifier# | 9780415970228 |
| Govt. docs number | PED1013RE |
| Stock number | DA |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BL37 .R46 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |