A Person in Self-isolation Mode: The Transformation of Religious Communication Under the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210902.005How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Religion, Religious communication, Virtual space, Internet, COVID-19, Transformation

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the analysis of the transformation of cult and ritual practices as well as extra-cult religious activities that occurred as a result of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the advanced opportunities offered by the virtual space, various religious organizations and individual leaders have the opportunity to teach a person with their religious doctrines. But if in ordinary times the virtual religious space often functioned as an “addition” to the real religious space, in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, it became almost the main channel for broadcasting religious teachings and ideas. In this regard, the capabilities of the virtual environment allowed any believer to seek and experiment. For some people, this may lead to a deeper understanding of their religious traditions and practices, but for others, it can open up entirely new ways of worshiping God generating a variety of new ideas and trends. On the example of Christianity and Islam, the most widespread religions in Russia, it was revealed that during the period of restrictive measures in the country, some forms of religion have undergone significant changes and accelerated digitalization. New opportunities for religious digitalization for humans were also identified.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dmitriy Chernichkin
AU  - Mikhail Topchiev
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/09/04
TI  - A Person in Self-isolation Mode: The Transformation of Religious Communication Under the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic
BT  - Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities. (Philosophy of Being Human as the Core of Interdisciplinary Research) (ICCESSH 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 25
EP  - 30
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210902.005
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210902.005
ID  - Chernichkin2021
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