Cyber Zen: Imagining Authentic Buddhist Identity, Community, and Practices in the Virtual World of Second Life
Author:   Gregory Price Grieve (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415628730


Pages:   266
Publication Date:   09 December 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Gregory Price Grieve (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780415628730


ISBN 10:   0415628733
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   09 December 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"I. Introduction: ""Logging on"". Part One: ""The Play between Creativity and Desire"". II. Chapter One: ""Liquid Salvation: A Walkthrough of Second Life Religion"". III. Chapter Two: ""Second Life Buddhism: The Desire for 'Real Buddhism in a Virtual World"". Part Two: ""Three Virtual Jewels: Self, Practice and Community"". IV. Chapter Three:""Virtual Robes of Enlightenment: Fashioning a Buddhist Self in Second Life"". V. Chapter Four: ""Sitting on a Virtual Cushio: Second Life Buddhist Practice"". VI. Chapter Five: ""The Virtual Sangha: A Buddhist Cloud Community"". VII. Conclusion: ""Awakening in the Virtual World""."

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Cyber Zen is the first book-length ethnography of Buddhism practice in a virtual world. Grieve s book offers an innovative theoretical approach and a fascinating exploration of the intersection of digital media, Buddhism, and popular culture. This is a valuable study of importance to anyone interested in digital religion, religion and media, Buddhism, and contemporary religion. Erica Baffelli, University of Manchester, UK</p>


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Gregory Price Grieve is Professor and Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He researches and teaches at the intersection of digital media, Buddhism, and the theories and methods for the study of religion.

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