To come to a correct understanding of buddhism: A case study on spiritualizing technology, religious authority, and the boundaries of orthodoxy and identity in a buddhist web forum

New Media and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-74

  Busch, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

authority; Buddhism; community; framing; identity; internet; narrative; orthodoxy; religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951886931     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444810363909     Document Type: Article

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