The Internet and the Madonna: Religious Visionary Experience on the Web by Paolo

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Internet and the Madonna by Paolo Apolito, Antony Shugaar An in-depth examination of visions of the Virgin Mary that have been found on the Web over the past two decades reveals the ways in which religion can now be experienced through new information technologies. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 1994, a devout Catholic woman from Vermont began having religious visions and hearing the voice of the Virgin Mary. To spread word about her mystical experiences, she turned to the Internet. As Paolo Apolito records here, she is only one of many people who use the Web as a tool of religious devotion. Every day, thousands of Catholics—from Italy and Latin America to the United States and Bosnia—use the Internet to describe and celebrate apparitions of Mary, to exchange relics and advice in chat rooms, to make pilgrimages to religious Web sites, and to practice the rites of their faith online.But how has this potent new mix of technology and religiosity changed the way Catholics view their faith? And what challenges do the autonomous qualities of the Internet pose to the broader authority of Catholicism? Does the democratic nature of access to digital technologies constitute a return to a more archaic and mystical form of Catholicism that predates the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council?In working through these questions, Apolito considers visions of Mary on the Web over the past two decades, revealing a great deal about religion as it is now experienced through new information technologies. The Internet, he explains, has made possible a decentralized community of the devoted, even as it has absorbed God into the shifts and complexities of electronic circuitry. And this profound development in religious life will only accelerate as use of the Internet spreads around the world.An indispensable guide to the future of Catholicism, The Internet and the Madonna offers a compelling glimpse into the spiritual life of the connected soul. Flap In 1994, a devout Catholic woman from Vermont began having religious visions and hearing the voice of the Virgin Mary. To spread word about her mystical experiences, she turned to the Internet. As Paolo Apolito records here, she is only one of many people who use the Web as a tool of religious devotion. Every day, thousands of Catholics--from Italy and Latin America to the United States and Bosnia--use the Internet to describe and celebrate apparitions of Mary, to exchange relics and advice in chat rooms, to make pilgrimages to religious Web sites, and to practice the rites of their faith online. But how has this potent new mix of technology and religiosity changed the way Catholics view their faith? And what challenges do the autonomous qualities of the Internet pose to the broader authority of Catholicism? Does the democratic nature of access to digital technologies constitute a return to a more archaic and mystical form of Catholicism that predates the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council? In working through these questions, Apolito considers visions of Mary on the Web over the past two decades, revealing a great deal about religion as it is now experienced through new information technologies. The Internet, he explains, has made possible a decentralized community of the devoted, even as it has absorbed God into the shifts and complexities of electronic circuitry. And this profound development in religious life will only accelerate as use of the Internet spreads around the world. An indispensable guide to the future of Catholicism, The Internet and the Madonna offers a compelling glimpse into the spiritual life of the connected soul. Author Biography Paolo Apolito teaches cultural anthropology at the University of Salerno and at the University of Rome III. He is the author of several books, including Apparitions of the Madonna at Oliveto Citra: Local Visions and Cosmic Drama. Antony Shugaar is a translator and journalist who has translated more than one hundred books from Italian and French, most recently Giorgios Memoirs of an Italian Terrorist. Table of Contents Translators Note Introduction 1. Apparitions On and Off the Web The Proliferation of Apparitions Medjugorje The New Visions The New Visionaries The Network of Visionaries The Visionaries on the Web 2. The End Times 3. Science, Technology, and Apparitions Photography of the Supernatural Apparitions on Television Heaven and Earth The Experiment of the Supernatural 4. Internet The Surfer and the Web: A Preamble Virtual Voyages The Risks of Surfing and Erotic Shipwrecks Heaven without Borders in the New Age Winking Jesus and Irony on the Web The Shoals of Hierarchy and the New Leaders Without Cardinal Points Personal Home Pages Virtual Communities Notes Index Details ISBN0226021505 Author Antony Shugaar Short Title INTERNET & THE MADONNA Language English Translator Antony Shugaar ISBN-10 0226021505 ISBN-13 9780226021508 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2005 Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle Religious Visionary Experience on the Web Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Residence US DOI 10.1604/9780226021508 AU Release Date 2005-02-01 NZ Release Date 2005-02-01 US Release Date 2005-02-01 UK Release Date 2005-02-01 Pages 240 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Series Religion and Postmodernism Series Publication Date 2005-02-01 DEWEY 291.4202854678 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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