Electronic tribes the virtual worlds of geeks, gamers, shamans, and scammers - Adams, Tyrone; Smith, Stephen A., 1949-; ebrary, Inc. (Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008)
Introduction, Where is the shaman? / Jim Parker -- "Tribe by any other name..." / Tyrone L. Adams and Stephen A. Smith -- Mimetic kinship : theorizing online "tribalism" / Veronica M. Davidov and Barbara Andersen -- Electronic tribes (e-tribes) : some theoretical perspectives and implications / Bolanle Olaniran -- Revisiting the impact of tribalism on civil society : an investigation of the potential benefits of membership in an e-tribe on public discourse / Christina Standerfer -- Theorizing the e-tribe on MySpace.com / David R. Dewberry -- Don't date, craftsterbate : dialogue and resistance on Craftster.org / Terri L. Russ -- Guild life in the world of Warcraft : online gaming tribalism / Thomas Brignall III -- At the electronic Evergreen : a computer-mediated ethnography of tribalism in a newsgroup from Montserrat and afar / Jonathan Skinner -- "Like a neighborhood of sisters" : can culture be formed electronically? / Deborah Clark Vance -- Gerald M. Phillips as electronic tribal chief : socioforming cyberspace / Ann Rosenthal -- Digital dreamtime, sonic talismans : music downloading and the tribal landscape / Michael C. Zalot -- Magic, myth, and mayhem : tribalization in the digital age / Leonie Naughton -- Mundanes at the gate-- and perverts within : managing internal and external threats to community online / t
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Communication and technology; Internet -- Social aspects; Online social networks; Tribes; Electronic books