Religious communication on Instagram: an exploratory study of its discursive strategies
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to explore the dominant discursive strategies in the posts made by @franciscus and @mossenvoro during the last two important religious festivities in the Catholic creed and the most recognized by the civilian population (Christmas 2023 and Easter 2024). In an increasingly connected world, social media plays a crucial role in the creation of religious narratives, the dissemination of spiritual messages and the building of online faith communities. Aware of this context, Benedict XVI in 2010 already encouraged priests to engage in the digital world to promote dialogue and catechesis, hence the growth of religious profiles on social networks. Despite this reality, there are few studies that examine these digital texts from the field of Communication and Discourse Analysis.
Downloads
Article download
Crossmark
License
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Círculo de Lingüística Aplicada a la Comunicación is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite the source. All content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 use and distribution licence (CC BY 4.0). This circumstance must be expressly stated in these terms where necessary. You can view the summary and the complete legal text of the licence.
