May the Force of the Operating System be with You: Macintosh Devotion as Implicit Religion.
The purpose of this study is to consider the devotion of Macintosh computer enthusiasts as a case of implicit religion. Data was collected from two primary sources: twelve in-depth face-to-face interviews, and letters to the editor from MacAddict magazine. In addition, supplementary information was...
| Publicado en: | Sociology of Religion Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 243 - 263 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Summer2001
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