Church Without Walls? Social Media as Ritual Carrier for Megachurch Congregants in the Renegotiation of Ritual Space
Conference paper
Tran, M. and Davies, A. (2022). Church Without Walls? Social Media as Ritual Carrier for Megachurch Congregants in the Renegotiation of Ritual Space. Consumer Culture Theory . Corvallis, Oregon 07 - 09 Jul 2022
Authors | Tran, M. and Davies, A. |
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Type | Conference paper |
Abstract | The desire for spiritual experiences, particularly religious rituals, further increased during the pandemic. Through a netnographic examination, this study explains how consumer-congregants of a London-based megachurch renegotiated their spiritual experience and ritual space to create new ‘living-room’ and ‘cyber’ rituals, using the social media platforms as ritual carriers. |
Keywords | consumer spirituality; spiritual experience; ritual space; sacred space; ritual carrier; megachurches; social media |
Year | 2022 |
Web address (URL) | https://cctc2022.org/ |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publication dates | |
07 Jul 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 07 Jun 2022 |
Deposited | 20 Sep 2022 |
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