Religion and the Internet: A microcosm for studying Internet trends and implications

New Media and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 680-694

  Campbell, Heidi A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority; community; identity; Internet; offline; online; religion; ritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880982925     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444812462848     Document Type: Article

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