The study of social networks and Internet practices Russian religious communities has been a long­term nature — since the appearance presentation first online communities. Religious have received new tool for broadcasting their own ethos theological meanings. article discusses strategy enlightenment in practice organizing on (on example media VKontakte). purpose this is an attempt to determine ...

Abstract The article advances a political interpretation of ritual behavior in religious communes, grounded costly signaling theory religion. Both asceticism, often involving self-inflicted pain or severe deprivation, and ecstatic behavior, incurring considerable energetic emotional expenditure, can perform the role voluntary signals ( VCS ) – uncoerced displays broadcasting features that predi...