#netnography #paganism #pagan
What is netnography, and how can we use it in research? Religious Studies and digital religions. Studying religions online.
Paper delivered at the Ethnography and Qualitative Research Conference 2023 at the University of Trento.
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Kozinets’ Netnography https://amzn.to/3CoINZW
Hine’s Ethnography for the Internet https://amzn.to/3X4Sc23
Cowan’s Cyberhenge: Modern Pagans on the Internet https://amzn.to/3oWfOJE
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Hine, C. (2007) ‘Connective Ethnography for the Exploration of e-Science’, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 618–634 [Online]. DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00341.x.
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Murchison, J. M. and Coats, C. D. (2015) ‘Ethnography of Religious Instants: Multi-Sited Ethnography and the Idea of “Third Spaces”’, Religions, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 988–1005 [Online]. DOI: 10.3390/rel6030988.
Rodrigues, D. (2023) ‘How to Study Religion? Notes on Research Methodology in the Context of Latin American Religions’, International Journal of Latin American Religions [Online]. DOI: 10.1007/s41603-022-00188-0 (Accessed 29 May 2023).
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Presentation: Netnography in the study of contemporary Paganism02:13 The aim of the paper
04:43 The structure of the paper
05:21 What is paganism?
06:51 The importance of networking
08:06 What is netnography?
09:56 The advantages, limitations and ethics of netnography
12:05 How to conduct a netnographic research
16:52 The advantages and disadvantages of netnography
20:56 The advantage of an integrated approach
22:53 The survey – description
23:18 The geographical distribution
25:04 Q How often do you use the internet for religious, or spiritual activities?
26:16 Q How often do you participate in online pagan communities?
30:36 Q What online platforms do you use for pagan-related activities?
32:04 Q Does participating in online communities enhance your practice?
33:11 Q Can netnographic research capture the essence of contemporary paganism?
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Published on June 11, 2023
