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Digital Orthodoxy in the Post-Soviet World

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Digital Orthodoxy in the Post-Soviet World Synopsis

This volume explores the relationship between new media and religion, focusing on the digital era's impact on the Russian Orthodox Church. A believer may now enter a virtual chapel, light a candle through drag-and-drop, 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 Russian culture. This collection examines how Orthodox ecclesiology has been influenced by its new digital environment, such as the intersection of virtual religious life with religious experience in the "real" church, the role of clerics on the Russian Web, and the transformation of the Orthodox notion of sobornost' (catholicity), asking whether and how Orthodox activity on the internet can be counted as authentic religious practice.

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ISBN: 9783838208817
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Author: Mikhail Suslov
Publisher: Ibidem an imprint of Ibidem Press
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 350 pages
Series: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
Genres: Media studies