Robots in Religious Practices: A Review

Autor(en)
Jonas Simmerlein, Max Tretter
Abstrakt

A growing number of robots perform religious practices. Consequently, a lot of research is already done on robots and religion. What has been missing from the current research landscape is a complete overview of current religious robots. The goal of this contribution is to provide such an overview through a review of the current literature. We searched several databases to identify 18 different religious robots deployed in various religious contexts. After presenting those, we briefly address issues related to robots in different religions, the embodiment and reception of these robots, and when a robot can be considered “religious.”.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Praktische Theologie und Religionspsychologie
Externe Organisation(en)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Journal
Theology and Science
Band
22
Seiten
255-273
Anzahl der Seiten
19
ISSN
1474-6700
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14746700.2024.2351639
Publikationsdatum
07-2024
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
603219 Praktische Theologie, 503024 Religionspädagogik, 211926 Technikethik, 102018 Künstliche Neuronale Netze
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Artificial Intelligence, Religious studies, History and Philosophy of Science
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/a3989ab0-4b36-474f-aab3-920d7ca87ec4