Social Media’s Role in the Changing Religious Landscape of Contemporary Bangkok
In this article, the authors argue that social media is becoming a more influential medium for religious services in Bangkok, Thailand. Buddhism, with an attendant mixing of Thai animistic beliefs in spirits, inanimate objects, and talismans, along with other expressive forms of religious enterprise...
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Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 5 |
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religion and media
B Ganesh B religious entrepreneurship B social media and religion B Uses and Gratification |
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