Pilgrimages in lives: cyber-devotions and virtual sanctuaries in time of pandemic
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In 2019 the world was faced with a challenging scenario, with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) and the implementation of public policies aimed at secluding the population. In view of this, a reorientation of service provision and sociability practices emerged, including, with a strong impact in the religious sphere. This article aims to use the social network Facebook in the process of informing and transmitting celebrations in Catholic shrines. The contents of 92 sanctuaries in the Philippines, Poland, the Vatican, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil were analyzed. The mapping large number of virtual sanctuaries results in varied uses of social networks in broadcasting celebrations, with the construction of new religious practices and redefinition of sacred displacements.
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