20 de novembro de 2018
Artigo - Internet e Religião

Diaspora on the Electronic Frontier: Developing Virtual Connections with Sacred Homelands

Christopher Helland Resumo This study demonstrates how diaspora religious traditions utilized the Internet to develop significant network connections among each other and also to their place of origins. By examining the early Usenet system, I argue that the religious beliefs […]
7 de março de 2018
Artigo-Cultura Midiática e Religião

The media challenge to Haredi rabbinic authority in Israel

Yoel Cohen Resumo Haredim, or ultra-orthodox Jews, live in cultural ghettos, withdrawn from the influences of modern life. To strengthen the hand of Haredi rabbis against their members being influenced by the outside media, institutional Haredi dailies newspapers were created by […]