
Believing in Bits advances the idea that religious beliefs and practices have become inextricably linked to the functioning of digital media. How did we come to associate things such as mindreading and spirit communications with the functioning of digital technologies? How does the internetâs capacity to facilitate the proliferation of beliefs blur the boundaries between what is considered fiction and fact? Addressing these and similar questions, the volume challenges and redefines established understandings of digital media and culture by employing the notions of belief, religion, and the supernatural.
This volume investigates how religious beliefs and supernatural concepts have become deeply integrated into the infrastructure and cultural perception of digital media. Authors D.W. Pasulka and Simone Natale draw upon media studies and religious history to argue that the internet functions as a catalyst for the proliferation of belief systems. They examine how digital technologies facilitate the blurring of lines between empirical fact and supernatural fiction, challenging traditional secularization theories regarding technology.
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Scholars in media studies and sociology frequently cite this work for its innovative approach to the intersection of technology and belief. Experts highlight the text as a significant contribution to understanding how digital platforms reshape modern religious expression.
Page Count:
264
Publication Date:
2019-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190050012
ISBN-13:
9780190050016
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