Spiritual information and meaning-making: exploring personal narratives of residents at a contemplative spiritual retreat centre

IF 0.7 4区 管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Pranay Nangia, I. Ruthven
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Abstract

This study aimed to understand the role of information in the domains of contemplation, spirituality, and meaning and purpose. These domains can be a significant aspect of people’s lives and rich in information phenomena. We used narrative analysis, specifically the analysis of online videos in which people were interviewed about their lives after taking residence at a contemplative spiritual retreat centre. We interpreted the interviews through a lens of meaning-making and used a context-centric model to identify the information phenomena at a contemplative spiritual retreat. The findings: (1) Support prior research, which has identified that people engage with spiritual information as a result of a change in worldview, significant events, mystical glimpses, and to gain spiritual knowledge; (2) Deliver an account of the sources and kinds of spiritual information at a contemplative spiritual retreat centre; (3) Provide insights into how people interact with spiritual information during a contemplative spiritual retreat; (4) Suggest that residents at a contemplative spiritual retreat centre seek spiritual information primarily for affective outcomes. We demonstrated meaning-making as a helpful lens to interpret information interactions in the domains of contemplation, spirituality, meaning and purpose, and value in life.
精神信息和意义的形成:在一个沉思的精神静修中心探索居民的个人叙述
本研究旨在了解信息在沉思、灵性、意义和目的等领域中的作用。这些领域可以是人们生活的一个重要方面和信息丰富的现象。我们使用了叙事分析,特别是对在线视频的分析,在这些视频中,人们被采访了他们在冥想精神静修中心居住后的生活。我们通过意义建构的视角来解读访谈,并使用以情境为中心的模型来识别冥想精神静修中的信息现象。研究发现:(1)支持了先前的研究,即人们参与精神信息是由于世界观的改变、重大事件、神秘的瞥见和获得精神知识;(2)在一个冥想的精神静修中心,讲述精神信息的来源和种类;(3)提供关于人们在冥想的精神静修中如何与精神信息互动的见解;(4)建议静修中心的居民主要是为了情感结果而寻求精神信息。我们展示了意义创造作为一个有用的镜头来解释沉思、灵性、意义和目的以及生活价值等领域的信息互动。
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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal
Information Research-An International Electronic Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
CiteScore
1.20
自引率
12.50%
发文量
62
审稿时长
45 weeks
期刊介绍: Information Research, is an open access, international, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It is published by the University of Borås, Sweden, with the financial support of an NOP-HS Scientific Journal Grant. It is edited by Professor T.D. Wilson, and is hosted, and given technical support, by Lund University Libraries, Sweden.
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