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The Internet and the Madonna
Paolo Apolito
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Description for The Internet and the Madonna
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK2; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226021508
SKU
V9780226021508
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