Digital Religion : Understanding Religious Practice in Digital Media (Paperback, 2 ed)

1. Introduction to the Study of Digital Religion, Ruth Tsuria & Heidi A. Campbell PART 1: Themes in the Study of Religion and New Media 2. Religion, Gregory Price Grieve 3. Ritual, Christopher Helland & Lisa Kienzl 4. Identity, Mia Lovheim & Evelina Lundmark 5. Community, Heidi A Campbell & Zachary Sheldon 6. Authority, Pauline Cheong 7. Embodiment, Kerstin Radde-Antweiler PART 2: Thematic Case Studies 8. Religion: Finding Your True-Self: YouTubing the South Korean Temple Stay, Sam Han A Little Birdie Told Me Something About Religion: Religion on Twitter, Daniel Veidlinger 9. Rituals: A Case Study in Digital Religion: That Dragon, Cancer, John W. Borchert Prayer App Rituals: How Islamic Participants Engage with Technological and Religious Affordances in Muslim Pro, Wendi Bellar 10. Identity: #EmptyThePews: Ex-evangelicals identity on Twitter, Ruth Tsuria "The Niqab is a Beautiful Extension of My Face": Niqab Adoption as Meta-Conversion in YouTube Lifestreaming Videos, Anna Piela 11. Community: Dual Production for Dual Publics: Chabad’s Inward and Outward Online Presence, Oren Golan Stillness on the Hillside: Worship Online with British Quakers, Tim Hutchings 12. Authority: The Passive-Aggressive Haredi Campaign against the Smartphone, Hananel Rosenberg and Menahem Blondheim Maintaining and Establishing Authority on Facebook: A Case Study on Catholic Priests, Brian Altenhofen 13. Embodiment: Gamified Embodiment Experiences in Indian Video Games, Xenia Zeiler The Digital Afterlife, Amanda Lagerkvist PART 3: Reflections on Studying Religion and Digital Media 14. Theoretical Frameworks for Approaching Religion and Digital Media, Knut Lundby & Giulia Evolvi 15. Ethical Issues in the Study of Religion and New Media, Mark D. Johns 16. Theology and the New Media, Stephen Garner