Digital religion studies. Exploring religious practices with emerging digital technologies

Texte Universitaire , 2021 , 18 Pages , Note: A

Théologie - Théologie pratique

A study has been conducted to collect the opinion of digital religious teachers and students to find out the outreach of digital technologies for various temple services, rituals and extension services. Data has been analysed qualitatively and quantitatively. The results showed the interest, acceptance and amalgamation of digital technology into religion of candidates and teachers and the concerned literature confirmed the same.

The participants in this study belong to different religions of the World. Digital religion is religion on digital media and also an amalgamation of all of the societal and cultural aspects of religion with all segments of the digital society. Digital religion studies analyses and discusses how different religious practices incorporated, absorbed and acknowledged digital technology into their religious lives. The main attention of the present article is, to explore religious practices with emerging digital technologies in contemporary culture. The present article provides an outline of the development of digital religion studies and some of the practical approaches usually applied in this area. Societal and cultural influence on digital technology and vice versa has been looked within the arena of digital and religious studies. Though digital religion study is an upcoming area, it is a unique research area with unfolding of extraordinary results.

Table of content

Abstract

Introduction

The concept of Digital Religion

Methodology

Profiles of digital religious teachers and candidates

Analysis of results

Discussion

Conclusion

References

• Note: A
• Auteur: Dr. Pratibha Mallu (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2021
• Pages: 18
• N° de catalogue: V1011231
• ISBN (ebook): 9783346402554
• ISBN (Livre): 9783346402561
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: Digital technologies, Digital religion