@article {895,
	title = {From Monthly Bulletins to eLaestadianism? Exploring Attitudes and Use of Internet within the Laestadian Movement},
	journal = {Temenos},
	volume = {48},
	year = {2012},
	abstract = {The different groups within the Laestadian movement have devel- oped different strategies when it comes to internet and production of texts. Regarding internet and official websites, there is ambivalence towards the opportunities which this technology and new media offer. Among the approximately twenty different Laestadian groups which exist in the Nordic countries and America, there are only nine official websites in 2012. The article provides an overview over these websites, contents and strategies. Websites are discussed in reference to a well-established tradition of monthly bulletins within the Laesta- dian tradition. The term netnography is used to describe the research on religion and internet, and research ethics are also discussed as a part of doing research on religion and internet.},
	keywords = {eLaestadianism, internet research, Laestadian movement, netnography, research ethics},
	url = {http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/temenos/article/view/7511},
	author = {Bengt-Ove Andreassen}
}
@article {2144,
	title = {Online Ultra-Orthodox Religious Communities as a Third Space: A Netnographic Study},
	journal = {International Journal of Communication },
	volume = {11},
	year = {2017},
	abstract = {This research applies a netnographic approach to explore the extent to which online communities function as a third space that supports a networked religion. Five months of observation at a leading online ultra-Orthodox Jewish forum revealed four chief characteristics: religious{\textendash}secular discussion{\textemdash}the forum served as a platform for religious discourse as well as a sphere for discussing a wide range of subjects unrelated to religion; identity game{\textemdash}members constantly played two types of identity games: personal and group; intense activity{\textemdash}the forum was characterized by rather intense activity patterns; and a unique religious expressiveness{\textemdash}this was reflected in textual and visual representations and exhibited in online debates. Findings indicate that the forum offers its members a third space of digital religion that is hybrid in any possible sense and reinforces a lively networked religion. While it aims at enabling serious discussion of religious matters, it also serves members as a social sphere in which they can communicate about extrareligious issues; express their personalities, skills and opinions; and even play with their anonymous peers.},
	keywords = {Judaism, netnography, networked religion, online communities, Spirituality, third space, ultra-Orthodox},
	url = {http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/6515},
	author = {Okun, S and Nimrod, G}
}
