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Rachel Wagner, Associate Professor of Religion, has book published November 8, 2011 – Godwired: Religion, Ritual and Virtual RealityContributed by Christine Haase on 11/04/11
This book examines:
Rachel Wagner suggests that whilst our engagement with virtual reality can be viewed as a form of religious activity, today’s virtual religion marks a radical departure from traditional religious practice – it is ephemeral, transient, rapid, disposable, hyper-individualized, hybrid, and in an ongoing state of flux. (Source: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415781459/) Rachel Wagner, Associate Professor of Religion, has book published November 8, 2011 – Godwired: Religion, Ritual and V Comment from
rlesses on
11/04/11
Congratulations!!!!
Rachel Wagner, Associate Professor of Religion, has book published November 8, 2011 – Godwired: Religion, Ritual and V Comment from
cduncan on
11/07/11
Congratulations, Rachel!
Rachel Wagner, Associate Professor of Religion, has book published November 8, 2011 – Godwired: Religion, Ritual and V Comment from
ctaylor on
11/07/11
Congratulation! The book looks fascinating.
Rachel Wagner, Associate Professor of Religion, has book published November 8, 2011 – Godwired: Religion, Ritual and V Comment from
cmichael on
11/08/11
Congratulations, Rachel! We have a copy on order for the library: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=545124
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Godwired offers an engaging exploration of religious practice in the digital age. It considers how virtual experiences, like stories, games and rituals, are forms of world-building or "cosmos construction" that serve as a means of making sense of our own world. Such creative and interactive activity is, arguably, patently religious.