Lemongrass, lotteries and the digital: interfaces, mediums, and underworld gods on a live-stream
As the COVID-19 situation intensified in Malaysia during the second half of 2020, live-streamed videos of Chinese underworld gods, Dua Ya Pek and Di Ya Pek appeared on Facebook. Possessing different human vessels each time, the gods ate, drank, smoked, and communicated with their devotees online by...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
2022
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Religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 52, Issue: 2, Pages: 214-230 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Malaysia
/ Gods
/ Medium
/ Possession
/ Social media
/ Streaming (Communication technology)
/ Religious practice
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Pandemic
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism KBM Asia TK Recent history ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
Further subjects: | B
Spirit Possession
B spirit medium B Digital interface B popular Chinese religion B live-streaming B Digital Religion |
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