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Cyber Cemeteries as a Challenge to Traditional Reformed Thanatological Liturgical Praxis
Thesis (PhD) University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70670 Cyber Cemeteries as a Challenge to Traditional Reformed Thanatological Liturgical Praxis Wepener, Cas, 1972- nicframatthee@gmail.com Matthee, Frans Johann Nicolaas Ritual Studies Liturgical Studies UCTD Thanatology Cyber cemeteries Digital memorialization Online mourning Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-09 Theology theses SDG-16 Thesis (PhD) University of Pretoria, 2019. Cyberspace and ritual liturgical expression in cyberspace are areas of immense complexity. This thesis explores ritual liturgical expression in cyberspace using network ethnography, with Facebook and the memorial website of Chester Bennington as the primary thanatechnologies and field sites. Key concepts include cyber cemeteries, liminality, network society/culture, post-mortal society and cyber ritual. These concepts are used to understand ritual liturgical expression as observed in the research data gathered at the field sites. Based on this data It was found that ritual liturgical expression in cyberspace was strongly influenced by the narratives of the individuals in encoding and decoding their bodies as they moved between the dimensions of cyberspace and corporeal space. It was also found that narratives were responsible for the construction of ritual liturgical space, and that the narratives that constituted the space in cyberspace could create a context where the sacred could be experienced. It is therefore evident that notions around the understanding of specifically embodiment and space are fundamentally challenged by the reality of cyberspace. The way in which these concepts are challenged raises critical questions about the thanatological liturgical praxis of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC). This thesis adopts the stance that within the complexity of ritual liturgical expression in cyberspace, the opportunity exists for a new and evolved ritual repertoire to inform the current thanatological liturgical praxis of the DRC. ae2026 Practical Theology PhD Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2019-07-10T11:16:43Z 2019-07-10T11:16:43Z 2019-04-03 2019 Thesis Matthee, FJN 2019, Cyber Cemeteries as a Challenge to Traditional Reformed Thanatological Liturgical Praxis, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70670> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70670 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Ritual Studies Liturgical Studies UCTD Thanatology Cyber cemeteries Digital memorialization Online mourning Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-09 Theology theses SDG-16 Cyber Cemeteries as a Challenge to Traditional Reformed Thanatological Liturgical Praxis |
| title | Cyber Cemeteries as a Challenge to Traditional Reformed Thanatological Liturgical Praxis |
| title_full | Cyber Cemeteries as a Challenge to Traditional Reformed Thanatological Liturgical Praxis |
| title_fullStr | Cyber Cemeteries as a Challenge to Traditional Reformed Thanatological Liturgical Praxis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cyber Cemeteries as a Challenge to Traditional Reformed Thanatological Liturgical Praxis |
| title_short | Cyber Cemeteries as a Challenge to Traditional Reformed Thanatological Liturgical Praxis |
| title_sort | cyber cemeteries as a challenge to traditional reformed thanatological liturgical praxis |
| topic | Ritual Studies Liturgical Studies UCTD Thanatology Cyber cemeteries Digital memorialization Online mourning Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-09 Theology theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70670 |