Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet
| PUBLISHER | Routledge (06/29/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Religion Online provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this burgeoning new religious reality, from cyberpilgrimages to neo-pagan chatroom communities. A substantial introduction by the editors presenting the main themes and issues is followed by sixteen chapters addressing core issues of concern such as youth, religion and the internet, new religious movements and recruitment, propaganda and the countercult, and religious tradition and innovation.
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ISBN-13:
9780415970228
ISBN-10:
0415970229
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
288
Carton Quantity:
28
Product Dimensions:
6.06 x 0.73 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
1.05 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Computers | Internet - General
Computers | Faith
Dewey Decimal:
025.062
Library of Congress Control Number:
2003022731
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Religion Online provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this burgeoning new religious reality, from cyberpilgrimages to neo-pagan chatroom communities. A substantial introduction by the editors presenting the main themes and issues is followed by sixteen chapters addressing core issues of concern such as youth, religion and the internet, new religious movements and recruitment, propaganda and the countercult, and religious tradition and innovation.
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Editor:
Cowan, Douglas E.
Douglas E. Cowan is Professor of Religious Studies, Renison University College, University of Waterloo. His most recent publications include Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen; Cyberhenge: Modern Pagans on the Internet; and Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario.
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Editor:
Dawson, Lorne L.
Lorne L. Dawson teaches in the Departments of Sociology and Religious Studies at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of "Reason, Freedom and Religion" as well as numerous articles that have appeared in such journals as "Studies in Religion, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, and Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. "
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