eprintid: 6954
rev_number: 13
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/00/69/54
datestamp: 2006-11-14 10:10:27
lastmod: 2015-10-16 19:24:34
status_changed: 2012-08-14 15:20:01
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Kalinock, Sabine
title: Going on Pilgrimage Online : the Representation of Shia Rituals on the Internet
ispublished: pub
subjects: ddc-200
divisions: i-72050
keywords: Internet , ShiaInternet , Shia
cterms_swd: Ritual
abstract: 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.
abstract_translated_lang: eng
date: 2006
date_type: published
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00006954
portal_cluster_id: p-relinternet
portal_order: 02.1
ppn_swb: 1644595419
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-opus-69549
language: eng
bibsort: KALINOCKSAGOINGONPIL2006
full_text_status: public
publication: Online – Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet
volume: 02.1
citation:   Kalinock, Sabine  (2006) Going on Pilgrimage Online : the Representation of Shia Rituals on the Internet.  Online – Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet, 02.1.       
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/6954/1/Aufsatz_Kalinock.pdf