Сетевая среда религиозных исканий

Mikhail F. Chernysh Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ISRAS (Moscow) che@isras.ru

How to Cite

Chernysh M.F. Online network environment of religious quest. Interaction. Interview. Interpretation. 2014. Vol. 6. No. 7. P. 85-94. (in Russ.).

Abstract

The Internet provides a variety of opportunities for spiritual quest and religious consumption, which leads to the emergence of some new forms of religion in modern society. This essay examines three case studies of religious communities online: “Anastasia”, “Brotherhood of the violet fl ame” and “Radasteya.”

Keywords:

sociology of religion, religious practices, new age, online community

Author Biography

Mikhail F. Chernysh, Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ISRAS (Moscow)

Doctor of sociological Sciences, Professor, head of the sector of social mobility is RAS,head of chair of General sociology of the state academic University for Humanities (GAUGN)

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