عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA126186
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Facebook and Yoga:
General Material Designation
[Article]
Other Title Information
Gurus, New Age, and Spirituality through Social Media
First Statement of Responsibility
Samta P Pandya
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This article reports a three-year repeated measures study on the effect of guru-led new religious movements' (gnrm) customized Facebook yoga lessons on followers' spiritual experiences and religious commitment. Participants comprised 3,488 followers across four gnrms. During the study period, each gnrm Facebook page had an average of 1,095 daily posts and 156 weekly yoga lessons. Results showed that at phase 2, scores of participants on spiritual experiences and religious commitment measures were significantly higher vis-à-vis the comparison group. Within the participant cohort, women, those with stable marital status, and those who performed a combination of devotional and social service activities at the gnrms scored higher. Disciplined Facebook usage influenced regular viewing of the customized yoga lessons, higher quiz scores, and regular self-practice. The strongest predictor of the phase 2 outcome measure scores was regular self-practice. With focused administering and usage, Facebook is an effective medium for intensifying spiritual experiences and religious commitment among gnrms' fellowship.
SET
Date of Publication
2019
Physical description
246-275
Title
Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture
Volume Number
8/2
International Standard Serial Number
2165-9214
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Facebook
Subject Term
followers
Subject Term
guru-led new religious movements
Subject Term
Religion & Society
Subject Term
religious commitment
Subject Term
Religious Studies
Subject Term
Social Sciences
Subject Term
Sociology of Religion
Subject Term
spirituality
Subject Term
yoga
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Samta P Pandya
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
Call Number
10.1163/21659214-00802004
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
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275578
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