WoW, a new religion?
Media type | New media article |
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Release date | February 24, 2009 |
Creator | Dylan Otto Krider |
Publisher | Examiner.com |
URL | http://www.examiner.com/article/wow-a-new-religion |
''''WoW, a new religion?'''' is an article about a University of Colorado student, Theo Zijderveld, who was doing post-graduate work on whether or not the MMO World of Warcraft could be considered a religion. It was written by Dylan Otto Krider for Examiner.com. In the article, Krider interviews Zijderveld and asks him his opinion on otherkin and otakukin. Zijdervelds response was "[M]aybe they are comparable to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? I doubt whether they can be called a religion... Is there a real community'? Do they have things that can be called rituals? Well, it of course all depends on the definition of religion you take…”