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The inner journey : pilgrimage in South Africa and the modern world

open access: yes, 2006
Word processed copy.Includes bibliographical references.At the heart of this thesis lies the argument that pilgrimage is a universal, longrooted, normal and vital aspect of human behaviour that shows no sign of abating in the modern world; that is is a ...
Roos, Beverley
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Faith in Frames: Constructing a Digital Game‐Based Learning Framework for Religious Education

open access: yesTeaching Theology &Religion, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 137-154, December 2024.
ABSTRACT This paper discusses the potential of DGBL to facilitate transformation in the context of religious education, arguing for the fact that it is immersive, interactive, and experiential. The paper outlines how this could substantially provide a more engaging learning environment for students, develop critical thinking, and ensure effective ...
Christos Papakostas
wiley   +1 more source

Procedural (E)motion: Journey as emerging pilgrimage

open access: yes, 2016
This article explores the procedural means through which videogames can simulate travel experiences. It focuses on Journey, a highly acclaimed game in which the player embarks on an archetypical trek to a mountain in the distance, thus offering a virtual
van Nuenen, Tom, Tom van Nuenen
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Mapping land cover changes of pilgrimage sites in Mecca using multi-temporal satellite imagery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The Pilgrimage sites (Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah) located in the southeast part of the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, or “Hajj Sites” as it is known, are one of the most important annual assembly areas for Muslims from all over the world and being ...
Imam, Ayman   +3 more
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Rock climbing sites as locations for geoheritage and geoscience engagement in mountains

open access: yesGeology Today, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 223-227, November/December 2024.
Outdoor activities including trekking and hiking are commonly undertaken in mountains and in other environments where bedrock surfaces or bedrock‐controlled landforms are present and where users can enjoy the fresh air and the physical landscape.
Jasper Knight, Irene Maria Bollati
wiley   +1 more source

REMEMBERING PLACE: The Temporality of Trauma in Rudraprayag after the 2013 Flash Floods

open access: yesCultural Anthropology, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 592-615, November 2024.
ABSTRACT The 2013 flash floods reproduced an everyday that was textural, the returning past of the event combined with gestures from within the everyday, to disorient survivors of the event. I attempt in this essay to analyze the return of the event as producing psycho‐spatial affects, drawn from the psyche's own propensity to return while repressing ...
GIDEON THOMAS MATHSON
wiley   +1 more source

Techno-nostalgic forms of digital pilgrimage: online journeys into and out of Mount Athos [PDF]

open access: yes
In further developing Helland’s model axis towards new typologies and fields of ‘digital religion’ (Siouda, 2021), this article proposes one such dynamic arena of investigation to be that of ‘digital pilgrimages’ as part of the wider dialectic between ...
Paganopoulos, Michelangelo
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Monastic Counter-Culture and Its Medieval Origins

open access: yesReligions
Monastic life presents a contrast to many aspects of modern existence (the rule of ideology, consumerism, various forms of negativity, dominance of the virtual, forgetfulness).
Michael Edward Moore
doaj   +1 more source

Virtual Travel, Imaginary Homelands, Pop Cosmopolitans, and Ethnic Enclaves

open access: yesEmerging Media
Drawing examples from field work conducted with various fandoms in Shanghai, this article explores the ways that the spatial and performance practices enable the active production of belief or “make believe” within the participating fans.
Henry Jenkins
doaj   +1 more source

Teknologi Realitas Virtual pada Perangkat Bergerak untuk Media Pengenalan Lingkungan Haji

open access: yesJurnal Teknologi Informasi dan Ilmu Komputer
Kurangnya pengetahuan tata letak objek di lokasi haji dan pedoman haji mengharuskan calon jamaah haji untuk lebih giat dalam belajar dan berlatih manasik haji.
Usaid Syawahidul Chaq, Febriliyan Samopa
doaj   +1 more source

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