Robert M Geraci: 4 books

Book cover of Virtually Sacred

Virtually Sacred

Myth and Meaning in World of Warcraft and Second Life

by Robert M. Geraci
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014

Millions of users have taken up residence in virtual worlds, and in those worlds they find opportunities to revisit and rewrite their religious lives. Robert M. Geraci argues that virtual worlds and video games have become a locus for the satisfaction of religious needs, providing many users with...
Book cover of Apocalyptic AI

Apocalyptic AI

Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality

by Robert M. Geraci
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2010

Apocalyptic AI, the hope that we might one day upload our minds into machines or cyberspace and live forever, is a surprisingly wide-spread and influential idea, affecting everything from the world view of online gamers to government research funding and philosophical thought. In Apocalyptic AI, Robert...
Book cover of Apocalyptic AI:Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality
by Robert M. Geraci
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012

Apocalyptic AI, the hope that we might one day upload our minds into machines or cyberspace and live forever, is a surprisingly wide-spread and influential idea, affecting everything from the world view of online gamers to government research funding and philosophical thought. In Apocalyptic AI, Robert...
Book cover of Temples of Modernity

Temples of Modernity

Nationalism, Hinduism, and Transhumanism in South Indian Science

by Robert M. Geraci
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018

Temples of Modernity uses ethnographic data to investigate the presence of religious ideas and practices in Indian science and engineering. Geraci shows 1) how the integration of religion, science and technology undergirds pre- and post-independence Indian nationalism, 2) that traditional icons and...
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