Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture: The Veneration of Deceased Family in Online Games

Bainbridge, W.

This book demonstrates principles of Ancestor Veneration Avatars (AVAs), by running avatars based on eleven deceased members of one family through ten highly diverse virtual worlds from the violent Defiance to the intellectual Uru: Myst Online, from the early EverQuest to the recent Elder Scrolls Online.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2014-11-21

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137490544

DOI: 10.1057/9781137490599

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 133