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Ecstatic Transformations in Religion and Video Games
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The Avatar Faculty creatively examines the parallels between spiritual and digital activities to explore the roles that symbolic second selves—avatars—can play in our lives. The use of avatars can allow for what anthropologists call ecstasy, from the Greek ekstasis, meaning "standing outside oneself." The archaic techniques of promoting spiritual ecstasy, which remain central to religious healing traditions around the world, now also have contemporary analogues in virtual worlds found on the internet. In this innovative book, Jeffrey G. Snodgrass argues that avatars allow for the ecstatic projection of consciousness into alternate realities, potentially providing both the spiritually possessed and gamers access to superior secondary identities with elevated social standing. Even if only temporary, self-transformations of these kinds can help reduce psychosocial stress and positively impact health and well-being.

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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass is Professor of Anthropology at Colorado State University.
Release date Australia
January 10th, 2023
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
35 b-w illustrations
Pages
280
Dimensions
152x229x18
ISBN-13
9780520384361
Product ID
35849375

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