Holy selfies: Performing pilgrimage in the age of social media
In this article, we examine the selfie-taking and sharing practices of Muslim pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. We introduce the concept of the “holy selfie” (a selfie taken during either theHajj or the Umrah pilgrimages) and report on a visual content analysis of a sample of 100 holy selfies publicl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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East Carolina University
2018-02-01
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Series: | The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion |
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Online Access: | https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ijidi/article/view/32209 |