Studying Multi‐Modal Religions

Migration and Mediation in the Cult of María Lionza (Venezuela, Barcelona, Internet)

Bibliographic Data

ID7213640
AuthorsR Canals (0000-0002-1529-5943, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume34
Issue2
Pages124-135
Publication date2018-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVisual Anthropology Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1058-7187 • E-ISSN: 1548-7458
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/var.12169
OpenAlexW2899806345
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited16

This article discusses the origin, development, and distribution of the multi‐modal project Afro‐Venezuelan Rituals in Barcelona: A Comparative Study of Religious Nomadism through Film . This project focuses on the study of the migratory process of the cult of María Lionza between Venezuela and Barcelona, alongside the analysis of the presence of this religious practice on the Internet. In this article, I propose to define this cult as a “multi‐modal religion.” This term refers to the fact that its followers (and spirits) are increasingly using different kinds of media to relate to each other. To analyze this cult, I call for a more in‐depth exploration of the critical combination of different methods of research and modes of representation in anthropology (articles, films, websites, exhibitions). I also argue that one of the main interests of this multi‐modal approach lies in its potential to account for the plurality of agents that intervene in the development of religious cults

Ancient history · Art · Cult · Exhibition · Mediation · Modal · Political science · Representation (politics · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · Visual arts · World Wide Web · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · History · Law · Urban and sociocultural dynamics

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