The Significance of Digitalized Visual Museums in the Academic Study of Religion and Culture
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University of Calabar, Culture, Religion, Significance, Visual Museums, DigitalizedAbstract
This work examined the significance of the digitalized visual museum in the academic study of religions and cultures. This work made use of symbolic interactionism of George Mead to explain and decode the religious meanings of religious symbols, artifacts, and cultural remains. It also explored the functionalism theory of Talcott Parsons in explaining the function of religion in society and how religious and cultural remains in museums can be transformed digitally to attract tourists and, in turn, develop tourism at the University of Calabar. The study adopted a qualitative and ethnographic surveys. Primarily, relied on oral interviews for primary data and textbooks and journal articles as its secondary sources of data. The findings showed that the establishment of a digitalized visual museum would function as a scientific laboratory in the Department of Religious and Cultural Studies and would aid in the academic study of Religion and Cultural Studies for the scientific study of religions and cultures; and, in turn, to attract tourists to the museum, thereby generating revenue to the department.Downloads
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