{"product_id":"godwired","title":"Godwired","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGodwired \u003c\/em\u003eoffers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe nature of sacred space in virtual contexts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etechnology as a vehicle for sacred texts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewho we are when we go online \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat rituals have in common with games and how they work online\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat happens to community when people worship online\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow religious \"worlds\" and virtual \"worlds\" nurture similar desires.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234243989848,"sku":"9780415781442","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415781442_e4cfb764-1cfe-4bb3-b145-20f831d0aa49.jpg?v=1779169557","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/godwired","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}