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Cyberpilgrimage: The (Virtual) Reality of Online Pilgrimage Experience
Religion Compass, 2011Abstract Cyberpilgrimage is the practice of undertaking pilgrimage on the internet. Such pilgrimages may be performed for a host of reasons, ranging from idle curiosity to the need to ready oneself, psychologically or informationally, for a ‘real’ (terrestrial) pilgrimage.
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Impact of Augmented Reality on Virtual Pilgrimage Accessibility
International Journal Of Recent Trends In Multidisciplinary ResearchWe set out to create an augmented reality (AR) experience for virtual pilgrimage—one that truly centers people who are often left out: those with mobility or sensory challenges. Getting this right was a delicate balance—we combined cutting-edge tools that don’t usually work side by side: Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) to reconstruct spaces in 3D, SLAM ...
Verma Arnav, Kumar Shubham
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Virtual Reality and Pilgrimage Tourism: An Exploratory Study
Abstract Virtual reality (VR) pilgrimages can be undertaken for many different reasons, ranging from idle curiosity to the need for psychological or informational preparation for a ‘real’ (earthly) pilgrimage. Depending on the circumstances and individual motivations, these experiences can be profoundly transformative, enlightening ...Eunice Duarte, Marco Martins
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Virtual Pilgrimages to Real Places: the Holy Landscapes
2012This chapter attempts to differentiate between types of monumental representations of Jerusalem, to locate them historically and to explore the reasons for their extraordinary density by deciphering the essentials of their function as mnemonic devices in the framework of medieval devotionalism.
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Virtual Pilgrimages? Enclosure and the Practice of Piety at St Katherine's Convent, Augsburg
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 2009For forty years, the sisters of St Katherine's, Augsburg, resisted the introduction of strict enclosure as a consequence of Dominican reform. This article examines the initial reactions of the sisters, explores the Dominican practice of enclosure and its connections with obedience, and the influence it had on the sisters' spirituality.
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11 Climate Disaster Films and Scholarly-Virtual Pilgrimage to Viable Planetary Futures
exaly +2 more sourcesVirtual reality pilgrimage: an examination of the varieties of digital pilgrimage experience
This study investigates novel and varied experiences of digital pilgrimage that are largely neglected in current pilgrimage studies. Digital pilgrimage is a viable method for partaking in the sacred ritual pilgrimage that is practised across various cultures as a form of journeying to and from places of sacred significance and as a form of ritualised ...openaire +1 more source
Digital Pilgrimage: Virtual Spiritual Journeys in the Connected Age
Abstract Digital pilgrimage is a border zone, a contact between technology and spiritual practice, providing digital sacred tourism by means of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and interactive platforms to accessible, distant sacred sites.Nimisha Maheshwari +2 more
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Comparative Studies in Society and History, 2013
AbstractDrawing on ethnography from Mazu, a group of demilitarized islands between China and Taiwan, this article argues that contemporary pilgrimage is an imaginative work that generates hope and potentialities for the increasingly marginalized islanders.
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AbstractDrawing on ethnography from Mazu, a group of demilitarized islands between China and Taiwan, this article argues that contemporary pilgrimage is an imaginative work that generates hope and potentialities for the increasingly marginalized islanders.
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