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A Byte of Apple: Identifying Religion as a Social Technology

Posted on September 16, 2017September 18, 2017 by Maya Clare

The issue in this discussed example is that if an identity is so ubiquitous as Apple’s enthrallment was, it can prevent us from realizing our conversion.

Posted in Blog, Culture, Fabricating Identities, Religion, Signifying Religion: An African American WorldviewTagged anthropology, apple, bayart, Culture, identity, Religion, steve jobs, technologyLeave a comment

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