Virtual religion: an approach to a religious and ritual topography of Second Life

Kerstin Radde-Antweiler gives an overview or a cross section about the religious and ritualistic settings within “Second Life” and explores the question why studies in and around Virtual Worlds represent an important issue in the Study of Religions. In her article about “Virtual Religion. An Approac...

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Contributors: Radde-Antweiler, Kerstin (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Heidelberg Universitätsbibliothek d. Universität Heidelberg 2008
In:Year: 2008
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Summary:Kerstin Radde-Antweiler gives an overview or a cross section about the religious and ritualistic settings within “Second Life” and explores the question why studies in and around Virtual Worlds represent an important issue in the Study of Religions. In her article about “Virtual Religion. An Approach to a Religious and Ritual Topography of Second Life” she introduces the theoretical concept of an “actor-related religious historiography” which tries to take into account the religiousness of the individual actor.
Item Description:Wissenschaftl. Aufsatz. Aus: Online - Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet: Vol. 03.1 Being Virtually Real? Virtual Worlds from a Cultural Studies' Perspective, ed. by Kerstin Radde-Antweiler
Persistent identifiers:URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-opus-82948