Gaia, God, and the Internet –revisited: the history of evolution and the utopia of community in media society

The question of religious content in the media has occupied many scholars studying the relationship between media and religion. However, the study of recent religious thought offers a promising perspective for the analysis of the cultural perceptions of various media technologies. After the Internet...

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Main Author: Krüger, Oliver 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Heidelberg University Publishing 2015
In: Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
Year: 2015, Volume: 8, Pages: 56-87
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lovelock, James E. 1919-2022 / Gaia hypothesis / Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre 1881-1955 / Noosphäre / McLuhan, Marshall 1911-1980 / Media theory / Internet / Religion / Society / Utopia
Further subjects:B Teilhard de Chardin
B Gaia
B Noosphere
B Internet
B James Lovelock
B Marshall McLuhan
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