(Not) New Forms of Religious Experience in the World of Digital Technology

  • Danuta Smołucha Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow
Keywords: religion, Catholic church, mediatization, religious games, religious applications, digital religion

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify examples of religious activ- ity taking place in the digital media space, which are often incorrect- ly referred to as new ones. Their digital associations and forms have contributed to attributing novelty status to them. Due to the limited volume, the article will only address the issues related to the analy- sis of religious practices shaped and aided by the changing media. It is a starting point for a broader discussion and in-depth analysis of the various forms of piety mediated by the contemporary means of communication.

Author Biography

Danuta Smołucha, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow

Lecturer at the Institute of Cultural Studies at the the Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow. Author of the monograph Kultu- ra religijna w cyberprzestrzeni. Obecność kultu Matki Bożej z Guadalupe w in- ternecie [Religious Culture in the Cyberspace. The Veneration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the Internet] (2015), author of articles on the role of new technologies in the contemporary culture, author and co-author of tourist gu- idebooks. Her interests include the relationships of the digital media with cul- ture and religion. She is also interested in issues related to the digital huma- nities, in particular with methods of obtaining, visualizing and analyzing data in the humanities.

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Published
2017-09-30
How to Cite
[1]
Smołucha, D. 2017. (Not) New Forms of Religious Experience in the World of Digital Technology. Perspectives on Culture. 18, 3 (Sep. 2017), 37-50.
Issue
Vol. 18 No. 3 (2017): Online Search for Faith
Section
Online Search for Faith

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Autor, zgłaszając swój artykuł, wyraża zgodę na korzystanie przez Wydawnictwo Uniwersystet Ignatianum z utworu na następujących polach eksploatacji:

  1. utrwalania utworu w formie papierowej, a także na nośniku cyfrowym lub magnetycznym;
  2. zwielokrotnienia utworu dowolną techniką, bez ograniczenia ilości wydań i liczby egzemplarzy;
  3. rozpowszechniania utworu i jego zwielokrotnionych egzemplarzy na jakimkolwiek nośniku, w tym wprowadzenia do obrotu, sprzedaży, użyczenia, najmu;
  4. wprowadzenia utworu do pamięci komputera;
  5. rozpowszechniania utworu w sieciach informatycznych, w tym w sieci Internet;
  6. publicznego wykonania, wystawienia, wyświetlenia, odtworzenia oraz nadawania i reemitowania, a także publicznego udostępniania utworu w taki sposób, aby każdy mógł mieć do niego dostęp w miejscu i czasie przez siebie wybranym. 

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