INTRODUCTION: MEDIA, RELIGION AND RELIGIOSITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE

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Keywords:

Media and religion, Digital media and religion, Mediatization of religion, Mediation and religion

Abstract

The presence of religion on the Internet is growing globally. This special issue aims at analyzing how religious groups and individuals employ digital media, how religion is represented online, and how new technologies shape the practice of contemporary religion. With articles in different languages focusing on various contexts, this special issue explores religious authorities, practices, communities, conflicts, and spiritualities in the digital age, with a theoretical attention to the field of religion and digital media.

Author Biographies

Mihaela-Alexandra Tudor, Paul Valéry University of Montpellier 3

Professor at Paul Valéry University of Montpellier 3, PhD and habilitation in Communication Sciences, deputy director of the research center CORHIS and editor of Essachess - Journal for Communication Studies.

Giulia Evolvi, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Lecturer in Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, the Netherlands.

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2021-07-08

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De Sousa, M. T., Tudor, M.-A. ., & Evolvi, G. . (2021). INTRODUCTION: MEDIA, RELIGION AND RELIGIOSITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE. TROPOS: COMUNICAÇÃO, SOCIEDADE E CULTURA (ISSN: 2358-212X), 10(1). Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufac.br/index.php/tropos/article/view/5194

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021)

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Dossiê - Mídia, religião e religiosidade na era da digitalização

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