Digital Merit: A Case Study of a Chinese Buddhist Meditation Group on WeChat During the Early Outbreak of Covid-19 in China

While most academics regard virtual religious communities to be secondary to in-person religious communities, the virtual Buddhist sangha served as a full and complete social infrastructure that provides purpose to life and spiritual consolation to its members. From the outbreak of the Covid-19 from...

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Main Author: Han, Xiao (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2022
In: Journal of media and religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 175-192
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Peking / Buddhism / Meditation / Religious practice / WeChat (Online service) / Geschichte 2020
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
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