How the iphone became divine: New media, religion and the intertextual circulation of meaning

New Media and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1191-1207

  Campbell, Heidi A ^a   Pastina, Antonio C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blogs; fandom; intertexuality; iPhone; Jesus phone; religion; religious discourse; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349236295     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444810362204     Document Type: Article

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