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SUMMARY:Internet\, Authority\, and Religious Contact
DTSTART:20190211T090000Z
DTEND:20190212T170000Z
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UID:internet-authority-and-religious-contact-5693@ceres.rub.de
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DESCRIPTION:The current proliferation of media\, especially digital media\
 , has an impact on how religion is perceived\, experienced\, and negotiate
 d. Scholars in the field of religion and media are increasingly interested
  in exploring aspects that are relevant to understand digital religion\, s
 uch as religious authority. Some questions are central to understand vario
 us facets of contemporary religion: how does the Internet affect religious
  authority? Do digital media reproduce existing structures of authority\, 
 or do they challenge traditional authority?\n\nIn discussing religious aut
 hority and the Internet\, this workshop aims at reflecting upon instances 
 of religious contact. Existing academic works on media and authority\, ind
 eed\, seldom explore how authority can kindle –or hinder –religious co
 ntact. The workshop will gather experts in religion and digital media from
  Europe and the U.S.\, who will explore the topic with case studies about 
 Judaism\, Islam\, and Christianity. In particular\, the presentations will
  analyze how digital media facilitate endorsement or rejection of religiou
 s authority in a given religious tradition\, and how online-mediated negot
 iations of religious authority mutually influence different religious grou
 ps. By so doing\, the workshop aims at adding complexity to the current un
 derstanding of authority and digital media\, and discussing new methodolog
 ical and theoretical perspective in the field of religion and media.\n\nPr
 ogramme of the workshop
LOCATION:CERES-Palais\, Raum "Ruhrpott" (4.13)
URL:https://khk.ceres.rub.de/de/veranstaltungen/internet-authority-and-rel
 igious-contact/
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