eprintid: 8295
rev_number: 18
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/00/82/95
datestamp: 2008-03-18 11:41:08
lastmod: 2016-01-15 08:39:24
status_changed: 2008-03-25 15:04:02
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Martinez-Zárate, Pablo
creators_name: Corduneanu, Isabela
creators_name: Martinez, Luis Miguel
title: S(l)pirituality. Immersive Worlds as a Window to Spirituality Phenomena.
ispublished: pub
subjects: ddc-200
divisions: i-72050
keywords: Spiritualität, Virtuelle Welten , Online Religion , Internet , Second LifeSpirituality , Virtual Worlds , Online Religion , Internet , Second Life
abstract: Pablo Martinez-Zárate, Isabela Corduneanu and Luis Miguel Martinez outline in their article “S(l)pirituality. Immersive Worlds as a Window to Spirituality Phenomena” some conceptual and methodological considerations for studying influential belief systems within online worlds, in particular “Second Life.” The authors' research is aimed at tracing the activities and narratives surrounding of the avatar’s development inside digital worlds, focusing their attention on spiritual practices as performed by ”Second Life“ residents. At the same time, they offer some methodological reflections on the particularities of online social research in Virtual Worlds.
abstract_translated_lang: eng
date: 2008
date_type: published
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00008295
portal_cluster_id: p-relinternet
portal_order: 03.1
ppn_swb: 1646218884
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-opus-82953
language: eng
bibsort: MARTINEZZASLPIRITUAL2008
full_text_status: public
publication: Online – Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet: Vol. 03.1 Being Virtually Real? Virtual Worlds from a Cultural Studies’ Perspective
editors_name: Radde-Antweiler, Kerstin
citation:   Martinez-Zárate, Pablo ; Corduneanu, Isabela ; Martinez, Luis Miguel  (2008) S(l)pirituality. Immersive Worlds as a Window to Spirituality Phenomena.  Online – Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet: Vol. 03.1 Being Virtually Real? Virtual Worlds from a Cultural Studies’ Perspective.       
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/8295/1/martinez.pdf