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    STUDIA EUROPAEA - Issue no. 2 / 2023  
         
  Article:   CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND FAITH IN ROMANIA. WHAT THE ORTHODOX BLOGGERS SAY?.

Authors:  DRAGOȘ ȘAMȘUDEAN.
 
       
         
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DOI: 10.24193/subbeuropaea.2023.2.08

Published Online: 2023-12-30
Published Print: 2023-12-30
pp. 175-208

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The last twenty years have seen a rapid development of religion and conspiracy theories amid the expansion of digital technologies. This study seeks to address the gap in the literature on conspiracies and digital religion by focusing on the perception of Ortho-bloggers as a new type of religious actor emerging online, towards Faith and conspiracy theories in the Romanian Ortho-sphere. The study uses Romania as a case due to its Orthodox majority, good internet infrastructure, constant flow of conspiracies online and its unique geopolitical features. The findings point tendency among Ortho-bloggers towards thinking and sharing conspiracies.

Keywords: Ortho-bloggers, conspiracy theories, Faith, Romania, perceptions.
 
         
     
         
         
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