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The avatar faculty : ecstatic transformations in religion and video games

Summary: "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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780520384361
ISBN: 9780520384354
ISBN: 9780520384378
ISBN: 0520384377
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.24 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : the avatar faculty -- Sacred and secular settings -- The psychology of avatar therapeutics : absorptive experiences and stress relief -- The psychosocial dynamics of avatar therapeutics : enhanced self image and elevated social standing -- Distinguishing therapeutic from toxic avatar experiences : norm conflicts and felt dissonance -- Conclusion -- Appendix A, chapter 2 supplemental material : survey methods and results -- Appendix B, chapter 3, supplemental materials : survey methods and results Appendix C, chapter 4 supplemental material : survey methods and results.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 04, 2023).