Cognitive Anthropology, Roy Wallis and Cyber Believers
The Application of the Taxonomy Concept to Three Orthodox Websites
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14713245 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Đorđe Stojanović (0000-0002-6417-0346, University of Belgrade, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 549-574 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Etnoantropološki problemi / Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0353-1589 • E-ISSN: 2334-8801 |
| Publisher | University of Belgrade - Faculty of Philosophy - Department of Ethnology and Anthropology (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21301/eap.v16i2.10 |
| OpenAlex | W3204705249 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
When the internet appeared, both scientists and non-scientists discussed whether it was liberating the media and whether it was going to be transformed into a safe zone for the expression of free opinion. The answer to this question might be found within the cognitive anthropology concept of taxonomies. The etic taxonomy classification of religions (both in the online and/or offline worlds) has existed for a very long time. Still, the question of emic taxonomy remains. In other words, do cyber believers themselves perceive the internet as a place where they can express religious ideas that they could not do in their offline religious communities and connect with people who share the same/similar worldview? The goal of this paper is to answer the question of whether the scientific taxonomy and folk taxonomy (one of the religious cyber influencers chosen as a sample) converge or whether they differ and, in case they differ, whether the internet gives them the opportunity for free expression and making communities. Roy Wallis has been chosen as an example of scientific taxonomy, since his main criterion for classification is precisely the relationship of religious groups towards society (in this case, the mainstream discourse of both Serbian society and the Serbian Orthodox Church)
Emic and etic · Epistemology · Linguistics · Mainstream · Political science · Serbian · Sociology · Taxonomy (biology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Anthropology · Computer Science · Law · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |