Tecnognose: virtual technologies, spiritual identity and imagination

Authors

  • Erick Felinto University of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2002.18.3164

Keywords:

Communication, imaginary, religion

Abstract

The article seeks to investigate the roots of the connections that the contemporary cultural imaginary establishes between technology and spirituality. It analyzes the diverse representations that associate the technologies of the virtual with the religion, in particular the forms of Gnostic religiosity, as well as it suggests a taxinomy of the symbols and myths that circulate in the literature specialized in the subject and by the universe of the cyberculture.

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Author Biography

Erick Felinto, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

PhD in Comparative Literature by UERJ and PhD candidate in Romance Linguistics and Literatures by UCLA. Head of Department of Theory of Communication from UERJ.

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Published

2008-04-10

How to Cite

Felinto, E. (2008). Tecnognose: virtual technologies, spiritual identity and imagination. Revista FAMECOS, 9(18), 15–26. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2002.18.3164

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New Technologies