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Viral Devotionality and Christian Solidarity in/beyond Borneo

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Article

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Abstract

As COVID-19 began to spread across Malaysia in early-2020, Jesus began to materialize with increasing frequency on my Facebook feed. A familiar figure with light skin, beard, long hair, and flowing robes, He appeared in many classic poses: praying, healing the sick, carrying a cross, crucified. Overlaid onto these images, however, were references to a disease that we have only recently come to know: ‘COVID: Christ Over Infection, Virus and Death’; ‘JESUS is the best doctor and prayer is the best medicine’; ‘Harapan di Tengah Coronavirus! Tuhan Yesus Sayang Kita Semua’ (‘Hope in the midst of Coronavirus! Jesus loves us all’).

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Keywords

4303 Historical Studies, 4401 Anthropology, 43 History, Heritage and Archaeology, 44 Human Society

Journal Title

Oceania

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Journal ISSN

0029-8077
1834-4461

Volume Title

90

Publisher

Wiley

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