Abstract
From the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem to the Kaaba of Mecca, many religious sites are webcasting in live-streaming. This study inquires how religious institutions act to shape users’ worldviews and negotiate meanings via live-streaming-mediated communication. Ethnographic fieldwork accompanied a case study of 25 in-depth interviews of the Canção Nova and the Franciscan Order’s recent media operation in the Holy Land. Findings uncovered three facets: (1) Evangelizing youth. (2) Establishing affinity towards the Holy Land. (3) Maintaining constant presence of the transcendental. Drawing on Walter Benjamin, proximity between believers and the divine via live-streaming is discussed and its implication for transforming the religious experience, establishing secondary authority in the Catholic world and propelling religious change in the information society.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 437-454 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Information Communication and Society |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 23 Feb 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Holy Land
- Live-streaming
- Walter Benjamin
- charismatic catholic
- digital religion
- monasticism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Library and Information Sciences