Digital Orthodoxy in the Post-Soviet World : The Russian Orthodox Church and Web 2.0 / / Andreas Umland, Mikhail Suslov

• Pubblicazione: Hannover, : ibidem, 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 pages)
• Disciplina: 281.9/4702854678
• Soggetto topico: Internet in church work - Russia (Federation); Web 2.0; Online social networks - Russia (Federation); Online social networks - Religious aspects - Christianity; Internet - Religious aspects - Christianity; Internet - Russia (Federation)
• Soggetto geografico: Russia (Federation) Religion 21st century
• Persona (resp. second.): UmlandAndreas; SuslovMikhail
• Note generali: Collection of contributions mostly published previously in the journal "Digital Icons."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The medium for demonic energies : 'digital anxiety' in the Russian Orthodox Church / Mikhail Suslov -- Russia's immoral other : moral panics and the antichirst on Russian Orthodox websites / Magda Dolińska-Rydzek -- Wi-fi in Plato's Cave : the digital icon and the phenomenology of surveillance / Fabian Heffermehl -- The body of Christ online : the Russian Orthodox Church and (non- ) liturgical interactivity on the internet / Alexander Ponomariov -- Heretical virtual movement in Russian LiveJournal blogs : between religion and politics / Ekaterina Grishaeva -- Between homophobia and gay lobby : the Russian Orthodox Church and its relationship to homosexuality in online discussion / Hanna Stähle -- Post-security and digital anticlericalism on Runet / Maria Engström -- Ortho-media for ortho-women : in search of patterns of piety / Anastasia Mitrofanova -- Holy pixels : the transformation of Eastern Orthodox icons through digital technology / Sarah A. Riccardi-Swartz -- "Ortho-blogging" from inside : a virtual roundtable / Irina Kotkina and Mikhail Suslov -- The religious identity of Russian internet users : attitudes towards God and Russian Orthodox Church / Viktor Khroul.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume explores the relationship between new media and religion, focusing on the WWW’s impact on the Russian Orthodox Church. Eastern Christianity has travelled a long way through the centuries, amassing the intellectual riches of many generations of theologians and shaping the cultures as well as histories of many countries, Russia included, before the arrival of the digital era. New media pose questions that, when answered, fundamentally change various aspects of religious practice and thinking as well as challenge numerous traditional dogmata of Orthodox theology. For example, an Orthodox believer may now enter a virtual chapel, light a candle by drag-and-drop operations, send an online prayer request, or worship virtual icons and relics. In recent years, however, Church leaders and public figures have become increasingly skeptical about new media. The internet, some of them argue, breaches Russia’s 'spiritual sovereignty' and implants values and ideas alien to the Russian culture. This collection addresses such questions as: How is the Orthodox ecclesiology influenced by its new digital environment? What is the role of clerics in the Russian WWW? How is the specifically Orthodox notion of sobornost’ (catholicity) being transformed here? Can Orthodox activity in the internet be counted as authentic religious practice? How does the virtual religious life intersect with religious experience in the 'real' church?; "An interesting piece of work which addresses an important and obviously under-researched topic." Prof Dr Thomas Bremer, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; To the scholarly study of the impact of the internet and social media on religious beliefs and practices, this interdisciplinary collection brings a special focus on Orthodox Christianity and its diverse online expressions in Russia and Ukraine – both official and unofficial. In addition to transforming human relations throughout the world, the communications revolution has also generated urgent questions for the Orthodox Church: Do the new media enhance Christian teaching and church unity, or do they undermine clerical authority and enable heresy? Do digital popular culture and cybertheology, religious blogging and online worship reinforce the religious community or do they erode a religious ethos and traditional values? "Digital Orthodoxy" is an indispensable resource on this fascinating encounter between traditional religiosity and the new media. Andrii Krawchuk, Department of Religious Studies, St. Paul University, Ottawa; "This book includes an erudite study... which raises the question of parallels between contemporary virtual reality and transcendental virtuality of an icon" Professor Galina Yankovskaya, Perm State University; "Fascinating to read and a considerable contribution to the Ukrainian Studies literature." Dr Sarah Whitmore, Oxford Brookes University; "High quality research which offers important contributions to knowledge both for Development Studies and Area Studies." Professor Richard Batley, University of Birmingham; "Das Buch bietet vielschichtige Einblicke in das Verhältnis zwischen Kirche und Gesellschaft in Russland." Regula Zwahlen, Religion & Gesellschaft in Ost und West, 1/2017
• Titolo autorizzato: Digital orthodoxy in the post-Soviet world
• ISBN: 9783838268712; 3838268717
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911136427703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society.