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eGods
Faith versus Fantasy in Computer Gaming
E-bok, 2013
343 kr
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What is the relationship between religion and multi-player online roleplaying games? Are such games simply a secular distraction from traditional religious practices, or do they in fact offer a different route to the sacred? In eGods , a leading scholar in the study of virtual gameworlds takes an …
eGods
Faith versus Fantasy in Computer Gaming
Inbunden, 2013
2169 kr
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William Bainbridge takes an in-depth look at the fantasy religions that exist in 34 different massively multiplayer online roleplaying games. He categorizes the religions, noting similarities across the games. He points, for instance, to the prevalence of polytheism: a system which, Bainbridge …
eGods
Faith versus Fantasy in Computer Gaming
E-bok, 2013
343 kr
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What is the relationship between religion and multi-player online roleplaying games? Are such games simply a secular distraction from traditional religious practices, or do they in fact offer a different route to the sacred? In eGods , a leading scholar in the study of virtual gameworlds takes an …
eGods
Faith versus Fantasy in Computer Gaming
Häftad, 2013
536 kr
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William Bainbridge takes an in-depth look at the fantasy religions that exist in 34 different massively multiplayer online roleplaying games. He categorizes the religions, noting similarities across the games. He points, for instance, to the prevalence of polytheism: a system which, Bainbridge …
Warcraft Civilization
E-bok, 2012
219 kr
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An exploration of the popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft as a virtual prototype of the real human future. World of Warcraft is more than a game. There is no ultimate goal, no winning hand, no princess to be rescued. WoW is an immersive virtual world in which characters must cope in …
Sociology of Religious Movements
Häftad, 1996
563 kr
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Explaining how religion and society transform each other, this book explores such movements as Holiness, Adventism, religious communes, Satanism, New Age and democratization. The Sociology of Religious Movements is the culmination of work begun in The Future of Religion (the 1986 award winner of …
Religion, Deviance, and Social Control
Av Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge
Inbunden, 1997
2525 kr
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Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite the fact that ordinary citizens assume religion deters deviant behavior, there has been little systematic scientific …
Religion, Deviance, and Social Control
Av Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge
Häftad, 1997
929 kr
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Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite the fact that ordinary citizens assume religion deters deviant behavior, there has been little systematic scientific …
Star Worlds
Freedom Versus Control in Online Gameworlds
Häftad, 2016
446 kr
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Star Worlds explores the future-oriented universe of online virtual worlds connected with popular science fiction—specifically, with Star Wars and Star Trek—that have been inhabited for over a decade by computer gamers. The Star Wars and Star Trek franchises, both of which have shaped the dominant …
Star Worlds
Freedom Versus Control in Online Gameworlds
E-bok, 2016
663 kr
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Star Worlds explores the future-oriented universe of online virtual worlds connected with popular science fiction—specifically, with Star Wars and Star Trek—that have been inhabited for over a decade by computer gamers. The Star Wars and Star Trek franchises, both of which have shaped the dominant …
Future of Religion
Secularization, Revival and Cult Formation
Av Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge
Häftad, 1986
365 kr
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Religion is alive and well in the modern world, and the social-scientific study of religion is undergoing a renaissance. For much of this century, respected social theorists predicted the death of religion as inevitable consequence of science, education, and modern economics. But they were wrong. …
Future of Religion
Secularization, Revival and Cult Formation
Av William Sims Bainbridge, Rodney Stark
E-bok, 1986
593 kr
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Religion is alive and well in the modern world, and the social-scientific study of religion is undergoing a renaissance. For much of this century, respected social theorists predicted the death of religion as inevitable consequence of science, education, and modern economics. But they were wrong. …
Across the Secular Abyss
From Faith to Wisdom
Inbunden, 2007
1569 kr
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Across the Secular Abyss explains the cultural chasm we currently face, with a traditional religion-based society behind us, and an as-yet unknown secular society ahead. For over a century, scholars, social scientists, and policy makers have debated the apparent erosion of religious faith and …
God from the Machine
Artificial Intelligence Models of Religious Cognition
Inbunden, 2006
1427 kr
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'God from the machine' (deus ex machina) refers to an ancient dramatic device where a god was mechanically brought onto the stage to save the hero from a difficult situation. But here, William Sims Bainbridge uses the term in a strikingly different way. Instead of looking to a machine to deliver an …
God from the Machine
Artificial Intelligence Models of Religious Cognition
Häftad, 2006
561 kr
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'God from the machine' (deus ex machina) refers to an ancient dramatic device where a god was mechanically brought onto the stage to save the hero from a difficult situation. But here, William Sims Bainbridge uses the term in a strikingly different way. Instead of looking to a machine to deliver an …
God from the Machine
Artificial Intelligence Models of Religious Cognition
E-bok, 2006
608 kr
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''God from the machine'' (deus ex machina) refers to an ancient dramatic device where a god was mechanically brought onto the stage to save the hero from a difficult situation. But here, William Sims Bainbridge uses the term in a strikingly different way. Instead of looking to a machine to deliver …
Virtual Future
Inbunden, 2011
1066 kr
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The newest communication technologies are profoundly changing the world's politics, economies, and cultures, but the specific implications of online game worlds remain mysterious. The Virtual Future employs theories and methods from social science to explore nine very different virtual futures: The …
Virtual Future
E-bok, 2011
1418 kr
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The newest communication technologies are profoundly changing the world''s politics, economies, and cultures, but the specific implications of online game worlds remain mysterious. The Virtual Future employs theories and methods from social science to explore nine very different virtual futures: …
The Sacred Force of Star Wars Jedi
Häftad, 2024
308 kr
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As secularization threatens the stability of traditional religions, Star Wars provides a case study of how key functions of religion may transfer to innovative organizations and subcultures that challenge conventional definitions of faith, sacredness, and revival. This Element therefore examines …
The Sacred Force of Star Wars Jedi
Inbunden, 2024
911 kr
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As secularization threatens the stability of traditional religions, Star Wars provides a case study of how key functions of religion may transfer to innovative organizations and subcultures that challenge conventional definitions of faith, sacredness, and revival. This Element therefore examines …
Social Structure of Online Communities
E-bok, 2020
771 kr
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With great potential benefit and possible harm, online social media platforms are transforming human society. Based on decades of deep exploration, distinguished scholar William Sims Bainbridge surveys our complex virtual society, harvesting insights about the future of our real world. Many pilot …
Social Structure of Online Communities
E-bok, 2020
755 kr
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With great potential benefit and possible harm, online social media platforms are transforming human society. Based on decades of deep exploration, distinguished scholar William Sims Bainbridge surveys our complex virtual society, harvesting insights about the future of our real world. Many pilot …
Sociology of Religious Movements
E-bok, 2021
644 kr
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Explaining how religion and society transform each other, this book explores such movements as Holiness, Adventism, religious communes, Satanism, New Age and democratization. The Sociology of Religious Movements is the culmination of work begun in The Future of Religion (the 1986 award winner of …
Sociology of Religious Movements
E-bok, 2021
658 kr
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Explaining how religion and society transform each other, this book explores such movements as Holiness, Adventism, religious communes, Satanism, New Age and democratization. The Sociology of Religious Movements is the culmination of work begun in The Future of Religion (the 1986 award winner of …
Religion, Deviance, and Social Control
Av William Sims Bainbridge, Rodney Stark
E-bok, 2013
1056 kr
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Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite the fact that ordinary citizens assume religion deters deviant behavior, there has been little systematic scientific …
Religion, Deviance, and Social Control
Av William Sims Bainbridge, Rodney Stark
E-bok, 2013
1091 kr
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Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite the fact that ordinary citizens assume religion deters deviant behavior, there has been little systematic scientific …
Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance
Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science
Av Mihail C. Roco, William Sims Bainbridge
Inbunden, 2003
1643 kr
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M. C. Roco and W.S. Bainbridge In the early decades of the 21st century, concentrated efforts can unify science based on the unity of nature, thereby advancing the combination of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and new technologies based in cognitive science. With proper …
Managing Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno Innovations
Converging Technologies in Society
Inbunden, 2006
1643 kr
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With the convergence of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information technology and Cognitive science (NBIC) fields promising to change our competitive, operational, and employment landscape in fundamental ways, we find ourselves on the brink of a new technological and science-driven business …
