Selfies as Secular Religion: Transcending the Self

This article argues that contemporary selfie-practice sometimes display patterns that have otherwise been associated with religion. Selfies manifesting ideals, or with a more crude description bragging-selfies, can be shown to deliver transcendence to users of social media. These representations tra...

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Main Author: Nygaard, Mathias Ephraim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Creighton University 2019
In: The journal of religion & society
Year: 2019, Volume: 21
Further subjects:B Consumption
B Deification
B Secular
B Religion
B Selfie
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