Digital Minority Religions

Introduction

Bibliographic Data

ID20245262
AuthorsGiulia Evolvi (0000-0001-6928-5903, University of Bologna, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume17
Issue4
Pages373-387
Publication date2024-12-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religion in Europe (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1874-8910 • E-ISSN: 1874-8929
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/18748929-bja10121
OpenAlexW4405008467
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited38

Religion has always been, to a certain extent, mediated. Communication practices are at the core of religious communities, but it is in recent decades that the rapid developments of media technologies have created new possibilities for interactions about religion. In this context, a focus on religious minorities represents a unique opportunity for scholars to analyze the internet in nuanced ways within the framework of digital religion. Through the analysis of minority groups, the internet can be understood both as a space of empowerment of marginal voices and as a venue that further increases social exclusion. In this editorial I outline previous works that show this double-faced role of the internet for minorities, and I offer some reflections on theoretical perspectives for the future of digital minority religions

Anthropology of religion · History of religions · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · History · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Religious studies

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