Gregory Price Grieve | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Historian of religions, academic and researcher |
| Awards | Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Excellence in Teaching Award, North Carolina Board of Governors |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A, Film Studies Ph.D., Divinity |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University University of Chicago |
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| Institutions | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Gregory Price Grieve is an American historian of religions, academic and researcher. He is a Professor and Head of the Religious Studies Department at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[1]
Grieve researches digital religion, particularly the study of video games and the Problem of Evil. His research also concerns everyday religious practice, specifically Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, and neo-Pagan practices. His research projects primarily focus on online Zen Buddhism, religion in Nepal as well as religion in digital games. He has authored five books, as well as book chapters and journal articles. His monograph, Cyber Zen: Imagining Authentic Buddhist Identity, Community, and Practices in the Virtual World of Second Life focuses on online silent meditation.[2]
Grieve is a founding member of the International Academy for the Study of Religion and Digital Games. He is the editor of Routledge's Studies in Religion and Digital Culture,[3] and De Grunter's Series on Digital Humanities and Religion.[4]
- ^ "Gregory Grieve".
- ^ Mercer, Calvin (February 2019). "Cyber Zen: Imagining Authentic Buddhist Identity, Community, and Practices in the Virtual World of Second Life". Nova Religio. 22 (3): 125–127. doi:10.1525/nr.2019.22.3.125. S2CID 150868413.
- ^ "Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture".
- ^ "Introductions to Digital Humanities – Religion".