Digital religion and global media: Flows, communities, and radicalizations

Ruth Tsuria, Aya Yadlin-Segal

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Global Media Ethics
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages157-175
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9783319321035
ISBN (Print)9783319321028
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Sep 2021
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Counter-flows
  • Diaspora
  • Digital media
  • Digital religion
  • Diversification
  • Extremism
  • Globalization
  • Hate online
  • Media flows
  • Online community
  • Social media

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