Abstract
This chapter reviews the intersection of digital media and religion. The chapter points to three elements: flows, communities, and radicalizations. Regarding flows, a distinction is made between studying global flows in a way that highlights dominant religious groups and studying them in a way that highlights diversity of religious expression. For communities, a division between organized global religious communities, diasporic religious communities, and grassroots religious communities is suggested. Finally, in terms of studying online religious radicalizations from a global perspective, accounting for the discursive, technological, and sociocultural elements is discussed. Thus, the chapter highlights the importance of religion and digital media in contemporary life and the benefits of interdisciplinarity as an analytical and theoretical perspective.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Global Media Ethics |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 157-175 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319321035 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319321028 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Sep 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Counter-flows
- Diaspora
- Digital media
- Digital religion
- Diversification
- Extremism
- Globalization
- Hate online
- Media flows
- Online community
- Social media