Snapshots of Tradition: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Georgia

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dc.contributorDepartment of Religion and Culture, Virginia Techen
dc.contributor.authorBritt, Brian M.en
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-24T15:45:01Zen
dc.date.available2014-03-24T15:45:01Zen
dc.date.issued1998-10en
dc.description.abstractOn the thirteenth of each month, from October 1990 until May 1994, Nancy Fowler appeared on the porch of a farmhouse in Conyers, Georgia, to deliver the message she had received from an apparition of the Virgin Mary. On apparition days, up to 80,000 people brought rosaries and cameras to the grounds of the farm. This essay analyzes the use of traditional religious discourse and modern technologies such as photography by participants in the Conyers gatherings. Participants have also employed electronic mail and electromagnetic wave measurements to verify and legitimate the monthly apparitions. My analysis suggests that Conyers brings together traditional Marian discourse and modern technology to create a dynamic and popular religious setting.en
dc.identifier.citationBritt, B. (1998). "Snapshots of Tradition: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Georgia." Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 2(1): 108-125.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1525/nr.1998.2.1.108en
dc.identifier.issn1092-6690en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46778en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://ucpressjournals.com/journal.php?j=nren
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherUniversity of California Pressen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectapparition of Virgin Maryen
dc.subjecttraditional religious discourseen
dc.subjectmodern technologiesen
dc.subjectdynamic and popular religious settingen
dc.titleSnapshots of Tradition: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Georgiaen
dc.title.serialNova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religionsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden

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