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URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-opus-69549
URL: http://www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/archiv/6954
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Going on Pilgrimage Online : the Representation of Shia Rituals on the Internet
Quelle:
(2006) Online – Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet: Volume 02.1 Special Issue on Rituals on the Internet, ed. by Kerstin Radde-Antweiler
pdf-Format:
Dokument 1.pdf (202 KB)
SWD-Schlagwörter:
Ritual
Freie Schlagwörter (Deutsch):
Internet , Shia
Freie Schlagwörter (Englisch):
Internet , Shia
Institut:
Institut für Religionswissenschaft
DDC-Sachgruppe:
Religion, Religionsphilosophie
Dokumentart:
Aufsatz
Sprache:
Englisch
Erstellungsjahr:
2006
Publikationsdatum:
14.11.2006
Kurzfassung in Englisch:
In her article Going on Pilgrimage Online. The Representation of Shia Rituals on the Internet, Sabine Kalinock gives an overview of the representation of Shia ritual in the Internet and discusses the relation between innovations and traditional discourses. Emphasis is laid on the possibilities that the Internet offers and which are especially important in the Muslim and Iranian context: the mixing of the sexes, exchange with believers in other parts of the world and the free expression of critical ideas. Kalinock thereby concentrates on case studies from Iranian religious websites set up by various Shiite communities, official institutions as well as private persons. These Websites are usually presented in at least three languages: Arab, Persian, and English, and deal with religious regulations and rituals, hagiographies and recent miracle stories that are recorded with modern technology and confirmed by physicians. Pictures, video films and audio records supplement the texts. Via email believers can seek the guidance of a leading clergyman of their choice (marja at-taqlid) while various books and online resources provide further advice. In chat rooms men and women discuss, affirm or question the meaning and validity of certain religious rules and rituals.
