Africana Religion in the Digital Age

Margarita Simon Guillory

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Routledge
27 December 2024

Tribal religions; Media studies; Ethnic studies; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Regional geography

Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture

This book diversifies the fields of digital religion studies and Africana religious studies by considering the nuanced intersections between digital technologies and the religious experiences of African Americans. While Christianity is a continuous marker of religious identity for many African Americans, this digital approach to examining Africana religion in the US uncovers other non-Christian esoteric traditions that have often been marginalized within academia. The book explores the diverse ways that African Americans employ the Internet, social media, human enhancement technologies, and gaming to construct multidimensional modes of religious identities. It also considers the ways that Africana religious practitioners employ digital platforms to both complement and disrupt religious authority. Ultimately, the book establishes Africana religious experiences as viable entry points in the scholarly engagement of religion in the digital age. As such, it will be a key resource for scholars of Religious Studies, Africana Religious and Esoteric Studies, Religion and Culture and Religion and Sociology.

By: Margarita Simon Guillory
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9780367367817
ISBN 10: 0367367815
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 27 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Margarita Simon Guillory is an Associate Professor of Religion and African American & Black Diaspora Studies at Boston University. She is the inaugural Associate Director of the Digital Humanities Initiative, which is housed in the Boston University Center for the Humanities. Her publications include Social and Spiritual Transformation in African American Spiritual Churches (Routledge, 2018) and Esotericism in African American Religious Experience (2014). In addition to these works, she has published articles in The Black Scholar, Journal of Gnostic Studies, Culture and Religion, and Pastoral Psychology.

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Africana Religion in the Digital Age

Margarita Simon Guillory

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