When scholars study religion, the tendency exists to focus on the mythological aspects of the religion in an attempt to understand the major underlying concepts present. However, an equally rewarding study often can be accomplished through the careful analysis of the religion's ritual aspects. ...

The exponential growth of the Cyber society and Cyber culture within the Internet has not gone unnoticed by the "religious community." As I write, church web sites are being published and electronic prayer groups zip by in modems and wire networks across the globe. Even isolated monast...