| Title: | Materiality, religion and the digital : a theoretical exploration of material religion in immersive platforms |
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| Authors: | ID Dos Santos, Victoria (Author)
ID Rodrigues da Cruz, Eduardo (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  ZRS Koper - Science and Research Centre Koper
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| Abstract: | This article proposes that the material dimension of religion can be articulated and experienced online. Considering that religion is an embodied phenomenon which relies on material elements, this paper will particularly focus on religious practices taking place in immersive virtual platforms in order to comprehend how the material dimension is manifested by users in their everyday life. Through a the-oretical analysis, we propose that 3D social virtual worlds efficiently enable users to experience key material aspects such as embodiment and space, due to their high levels of immersivity, interactivity, and agency, by embodying avatars in customi-zable spaces. Meyer’s theory of mediation, Hoover and Echchaibi’s Third Spaces of Digital Religion, and Campbell’s theory of Religious–Social Shaping of Digital Technology (RSST) allows us to center the discussion on how religions are practi-ced and experienced by individuals and communities through various mediation practices, and how digital media acquires more affective meanings when they are involved in religious pursuits. |
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| Keywords: | digital religion, digital materiality, material religion, digital embodiment, virtual reality |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 01.01.2024 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 7-31 |
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| Numbering: | Let. 29, št. 113/114 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-21474  |
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| UDC: | 2:004 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1318-8828 |
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| DOI: | 10.35469/poligrafi.2024.483 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 225803523 |
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| Copyright: | Copyright (c) 2024 Victoria Dos Santos, Eduardo Rodriguez da Cruz |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 11.02.2025 |
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| Views: | 499 |
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