Seeing through the invisible pink unicorn
This paper explores the quasi-religious aspects of the Invisible Pink Unicorn (IPU), an internet based spoof of religion. IPU message boards situate a moral orientation in an ongoing interactional process that sacralizes parody and an idealized form of "free thinking." We employ content an...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Creighton University
2010
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The journal of religion & society
Año: 2010, Volumen: 12 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Online chat groups
B Parody B Computer bulletin boards B Ciberespacio B Interpersonal Relations B Internet; Religious aspects B Religious thought; 2000- |
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| Sumario: | This paper explores the quasi-religious aspects of the Invisible Pink Unicorn (IPU), an internet based spoof of religion. IPU message boards situate a moral orientation in an ongoing interactional process that sacralizes parody and an idealized form of "free thinking." We employ content analysis and grounded theory to argue that IPU writers' parody of religion serves as a ritual act and conclude our discussion by considering the implications of the findings for the literature on ritual. |
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| ISSN: | 1522-5658 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion & society
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10504/64582 |