Transferred, mediated or transformed: considering the design, features, and presentation of sacred text mobile applications

This comparative study of 100 iTunes mobile applications featuring sacred texts from five major world religions emphasizes how such texts are represented when digitized. Specifically, this research investigates the technological affordances these apps offer, how these affordances are communicated to...

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Authors: Tsuria, Ruth (Author) ; Bellar, Wendi (Author) ; Campbell, Heidi 1970- (Author) ; Cho, Kyong James (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. 2021
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-78
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Holy books / Digitalization / App (Computer program)
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
HA Bible
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B mobile apps
B iTunes apps
B affordances
B Sacred Texts
B Digital Religion
B religious applications
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Summary:This comparative study of 100 iTunes mobile applications featuring sacred texts from five major world religions emphasizes how such texts are represented when digitized. Specifically, this research investigates the technological affordances these apps offer, how these affordances are communicated to users, and the messages about religion these app designs communicate. This article thus portrays the relationship between innovative technological features and traditional religious presentations of sacred texts in mobile apps. We find that app designers use one of three strategies so that sacred texts become either transferred, mediated or transformed when digitized.
ISSN:1469-9419
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2021.1878633