Customary Practices and Symbolisms at Worship Events in a Virtual Religious Community

Xanthippi Foulidi, George Katsadoros, Evangelos C. Papakitsos

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The present research in the context of Digital Folklore focuses on cultural practices and symbolisms existing at worship events in a digital environment. The method of online ethnography reveals customary practices of dominant beliefs, ideologies, behaviours, social actions, internalized patterns of behaviour, etc. that are formed during worship events in the religious digital community of the Anglican Church.

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Digital Ethnography; Digital Communities; Internet Culture; Digital Folklore; Folk Rituals

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