Religious Memetics

Burroughs, Benjamin; Feller, Gavin

doi:10.1177/0196859915603096

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“…The technological affordances of this medium allow users to attach images to religious beliefs and edit them. As a result, one of the more popular forms of practiced religion is the creation and sharing of religious memes, which often come in the form of humorously altered images users mimic, repackage, or remix to give voice to religious cultures, practices, and beliefs (Burroughs & Feller, 2015). As this research suggests, more entertaining forms of religious expression such as memes are not only valued, they are desired as well, particularly among younger audiences.…”

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“…Facebook use for connecting with communities of faith (i.e., intensity scale) predicts use for relaxing entertainment among those who are affiliated with the various Christian religions examined in this study. Strong connections with these online communities of faith breed an environment where users can retreat for shared cultural experiences that can offer comedic relief (i.e., humorous memes; Burroughs & Feller, 2015), relaxation, and enjoyment.…”

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The Religious Facebook Experience: Uses and Gratifications of Faith-Based Content

Brubaker

Haigh

2017

Social Media + Society

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This study explores why Christians ( N = 335) use Facebook for religious purposes and the needs engaging with religious content on Facebook gratifies. Individuals who access faith-based content on Facebook were recruited to participate in an online survey through a series of Facebook advertisements. An exploratory factor analysis revealed four primary motivations for accessing religious Facebook content: ministering, spiritual enlightenment, religious information, and entertainment. Along with identifying the uses and gratifications received from engaging with faith-based Facebook content, this research reveals how the frequency of Facebook use, the intensity of Facebook use for religious purposes, and also religiosity predict motivations for accessing this social networking site for faith-based purposes. The data revealed those who frequently use Facebook for posting, liking, commenting, and sharing faith-based content and who are more religious are more likely to minister to others. Frequent use also predicted seeking religious information. The affiliation with like-minded individuals afforded by this medium provides faith-based users with supportive content and communities that motivate the use of Facebook for obtaining spiritual guidance, for accessing religious resources, and for relaxing and being entertained.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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The Religious Facebook Experience: Uses and Gratifications of Faith-Based Content

Brubaker

Haigh

2017

Social Media + Society

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“…Over the past seven years, serious attention has been given to the study of religious memes and their ability to communicate common or popular beliefs about religious traditions and groups in contemporary society. Studies have looked at religious memes by examining the ways that religion is framed and filtered through memes (i.e., Aguilar et al 2017), the religious-political narratives promoted by memes (Duerringer 2016), and how memes represent different religious groups, including Mormons (Borrough and Feller 2015), Muslims, and Hindus (Campbell et al 2018b). Based on these studies, memes draw on different understandings of religion.…”

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Religious Responses to Social Distancing Revealed through Memes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Campbell

Sheldon

2021

Religions

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This article examines the emotive narratives surrounding the “new normal” of social distancing practices during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as revealed by religion-focused Internet memes. In March 2020, many people were introduced to the concept of “social distancing” for the first time via news reports and media coverage of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic which led to the first lockdown. As the year progressed, social distancing discourse was combined with discussion of the practices of masking and quarantining, all of which became part of many countries’ normal routines as a public health management strategy. Over time, social distancing has become a widely used public health strategy impacting many social groups, including religious adherents and their places of worship. Memes became a discursive space where practices of social distancing and religious attitudes towards these practices were expressed and debated. By examining memes centered on American Christianity, this study reveals that memetic narratives in the early months of the pandemic indicate a positive framing of behaviors intended to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, and a negative framing of the attitudes of religious individuals and organizations who seem to privilege the cultural practices of their belief over the core values of the Christian faith.

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“…Penggunaannya pada umumnya adalah sebagai bentuk tanggapan atau lelucon berdasarkan peristiwa terkini (Grundlingh, 2018) atau cerita-cerita lama dan tradisi (Hidayat dkk., 2019;Oring, 2014;Tangherlini, 2016). Adapun tema dan muatan yang diangkat meme biasanya adalah satire dan ironi (Juditha, 2015;Lestari, 2019), pembelajaran (Sharag-Eldin dkk., 2018;Sudarsono, 2017;Xie & Li, 2006), politik (Allifiansyah, 2017;Dean, 2018;Ross & Rivers, 2017), folklor (Denysyuk, 2017;Hidayat dkk., 2019), bahkan religiusitas (Burroughs & Feller, 2015).…”

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Pelecehan Terhadap Perempuan Dalam Meme

Hidayat

Immerry

2020

Journal Kafa`ah

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The rapid spread of a meme thought to influence both individual and social behavior. The meme uses symbols to convey ideas and ideas. In practice, memes are also used as a means of patriarchal power legitimation through symbolic violence. Through the processing of language and images into symbols, memes are thought to be a tool of men's legitimacy. This article discusses several forms of content of harassment against women in the form of internet memes. First, the memes are analyzed by grasping the meaning of the symbols in them using semiotics' theory. Then, using Pierre Bourdieu's symbolic violence theory: habitus, capital, arenas, and symbolic violence, memes are analyzed to find the factors that cause the appearance of memes with the content of harassment against women. The results indicate that stereotype, gender bias, and mental structure are habitus structure which plays an essential role so that symbolic violence becomes natural for its victims. The internet, as an arena, has become the initial capital for men to dominate. Also, naming and mentioning are forms of symbolic violence against women by forming certain boundaries and categories.

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Religious Memetics

Cited by 23 publications

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The Religious Facebook Experience: Uses and Gratifications of Faith-Based Content

The Religious Facebook Experience: Uses and Gratifications of Faith-Based Content

Religious Responses to Social Distancing Revealed through Memes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pelecehan Terhadap Perempuan Dalam Meme

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