Digital Religion: The Basics

Digital Religion: The Basics explores how digital media and internet platforms are transforming religious practice in a digital age and the impact this has had on religious culture in contemporary society. It examines six defining characteristics of how religion is acted out online, including multisite reality, convergence practice, networked community, storied identity, shifting authority, and experiential authenticity, and considers how digital religion both shapes and is influenced by religion offline.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 172 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Digital Religion: The Basics delves into the profound impact of digital media and internet platforms on religious practice in the digital age, reshaping religious culture in contemporary society. By examining six defining characteristics of religion in the online realm, including multisite reality, convergence practice, networked community, storied identity, shifting authority, and experiential authenticity, the book explores how digital religion both shapes and is influenced by religion offline. Thought-provoking questions such as how religion is being performed and reimagined through digital media and cultures, how online religious practices align or correspond with shifts in perspective occurring in offline religious practices, and how the key findings of religion online reflect broader social, cultural, and structural practices within mobile, networked societies are raised. Accompanied by case studies and additional readings, Digital Religion: The Basics serves as a vital resource for students seeking to understand the evolving nature of religion in the digital age.

Weight: 192g
Dimension: 126 x 197 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367528102