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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2022
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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
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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