an article by Oren Golan and Michele Martini (University of Haifa, Israel) published in Information, Communication & Society Volume 22 Issue 3 (2019)
Abstract
From the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem to the Kaaba of Mecca, many religious sites are webcasting in live-streaming.
This study inquires how religious institutions act to shape users’ worldviews and negotiate meanings via live-streaming-mediated communication. Ethnographic fieldwork accompanied a case study of 25 in-depth interviews of the Canção Nova and the Franciscan Order’s recent media operation in the Holy Land.
Findings uncovered three facets:
(1) Evangelizing youth.
(2) Establishing affinity towards the Holy Land.
(3) Maintaining constant presence of the transcendental.
Drawing on Walter Benjamin, proximity between believers and the divine via live-streaming is discussed and its implication for transforming the religious experience, establishing secondary authority in the Catholic world and propelling religious change in the information society.
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