Navigating the 'other' world: cyberspace, popular culture and the realm of the Otherkin
Cyberspace offers religious practitioners, especially those who are interested in esoteric expressions of belief, a unique environment where global connections can be made instantaneously, knitting together members of the occultic milieu with each other in a way which was unthinkable in the recent p...
| Published in: | Culture and religion |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Taylor & Francis
[2015]
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| In: |
Culture and religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Otherkin
/ Identity
/ Cyber space
/ Spirituality
/ Pop culture
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements |
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Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Cyberspace offers religious practitioners, especially those who are interested in esoteric expressions of belief, a unique environment where global connections can be made instantaneously, knitting together members of the occultic milieu with each other in a way which was unthinkable in the recent past. Followers of minority spiritualties can locate fellow believers and form effective networks while drawing on what was once stigmatised knowledge. One such group consists of those who call themselves the Otherkin. Otherkin have redefined common understandings of what it means to be human and identify themselves as essentially non-human along a loosely defined spectrum. This study examines self-understanding within the Otherkin and explores their own cyberspace to gain an insight into their spiritual practice, which is usually based on the fantasy genres of literature and film. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-5610 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Culture and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14755610.2015.1083454 |