@article {2825,
	title = {The Making of contemporary papacy: manufactured charisma and Instagram},
	journal = {Information, Communication \& Society},
	year = {2019},
	abstract = {Recent research highlights the growth of alternative religious leadership on a global scale. In response, social media have emerged as platforms to compete for religious primacy. Accordingly, the study asks how is online religious authority constructed, re-affirmed and implemented by religious organizations? We contend that through online means, religious organizations are nowadays working to construct a public image to spark charismatic attraction towards institutional leaders. To investigate, we developed a grounded study that captured the full Instagram production of Pope Francis{\textquoteright} official account (429 images). Drawing on construal theory, findings demonstrated the strategic management of social, spatial, affective and hypothetical distance, simultaneously corresponding with uncovered facets: hierarchical positioning; geographical locales, haptic engagement, and leaders{\textquoteright} visual focus. Thus, we suggest introducing a concept of image-mediated-charisma, and its theoretical framing through digital distance. Concepts that were observed in the religious realm yet can be extended and applied to political or cultural leaders.},
	url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369118X.2019.1567803},
	author = {Golan, Oren and Martini, Michele}
}
