Believing in Bits

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Believing in Bits

Digital Media and the Supernatural

Religion and beliefs Sociology and anthropology Psychology

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Language: English

Published by: Oxford University Press

Published on: 2nd September 2019

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9780190050016


Believing in Bits

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.

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