This article examines the recomposition of ritual authority in contemporary witchcraft when it must become visible, circulate, and gain recognition in digital environments. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Qu & eacute;bec (2013-2016) and an analytical reading of the series Agatha All Along, it proposes the concept of 'regime of proof' to capture how authenticity is now produced at the intersection of practice scenes (ritual circles, covens, workshops) and mediation infrastructures (platforms, algorithms, shareable formats). The series functions as a narrative interface: it condenses operations of certification, debt, and cost that ethnography detects in practitioners' accounts. Three distinct regimes of proof, oppositional, sensory, narrative, emerge from interviews and reveal how platforms redistribute the conditions under which a magical practice becomes credible, shareable, or monetizable. Cet article analyse la recomposition de l'autorit & eacute; rituelle dans la sorcellerie contemporaine lorsqu'elle doit se rendre visible, circuler et & ecirc;tre reconnue dans des environnements num & eacute;riques. & Agrave; partir d'un terrain ethnographique men & eacute; au Qu & eacute;bec (2013-2016) et d'une lecture analytique de la s & eacute;rie Agatha All Along, il propose le concept de & laquo; r & eacute;gime de preuve & raquo; pour saisir comment l'authenticit & eacute; se fabrique d & eacute;sormais & agrave; l'intersection de sc & egrave;nes de pratique (cercles rituels, covens, ateliers) et d'infrastructures de m & eacute;diatisation (plateformes, algorithmes, formats partageables). La s & eacute;rie fonctionne comme interface narrative : elle condense des op & eacute;rations de certification, de dette et de co & ucirc;t que l'ethnographie rep & egrave;re dans les r & eacute;cits de pratique. Trois r & eacute;gimes de preuve distincts, oppositionnelle, sensorielle, narrative, & eacute;mergent des entretiens et r & eacute;v & egrave;lent comment les plateformes redistribuent les conditions sous lesquelles une pratique magique devient cr & eacute;dible, partageable ou mon & eacute;tisable.
This article examines the appropriations and reconfigurations of witchcraft across two major video game universes : The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red, 2015) and World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment, 2004). Adopting an interdisciplinary approach that brings together cultural studies, the socio-anthropology of digital media, and game studies, it argues that magic can no longer be understood merely as a narrative archetype or a rule-based system, but rather as a critical operator through which contemporary social tensions are articulated. Rooted in contrasting geocultural contexts - The Witcher 3, developed in post-communist Poland and deeply shaped by Polish Catholicism, and World of Warcraft, emerging from a Californian technological ecosystem influenced by free-market ideals and digital innovation - these video game representations intertwine power, gender, and faith. An analysis of game mechanics, narrative structures, and community-driven reappropriations (modding practices, blogs) reveals a form of witchcraft in transformation : simultaneously feminist, collective, and reflexive. Digital magic thus emerges as a social language, a postmodern ritual, and a mirror reflecting the contradictions between rationality, belief, and control. Cet article analyse les appropriations et d & eacute;tournements de la sorcellerie dans deux univers vid & eacute;oludiques majeurs : The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red 2015) et World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment, 2004). & Agrave; travers une approche interdisciplinaire croisant & eacute;tudes culturelles, socio-anthropologie du num & eacute;rique et game studies, il montre que la magie n'est plus seulement un arch & eacute;type narratif ou un syst & egrave;me de r & egrave;gles, mais un op & eacute;rateur critique des tensions sociales contemporaines. Ancr & eacute;es dans des contextes g & eacute;oculturels contrast & eacute;s - The Witcher 3 n & eacute; dans la Pologne post-communiste et fortement marqu & eacute; par le catholicisme et World of Warcraft issu d'un & eacute;cosyst & egrave;me technologique californien influenc & eacute; par les id & eacute;aux du libre march & eacute; et de l'innovation num & eacute;rique -, ces repr & eacute;sentations vid & eacute;oludiques articulent pouvoir, genre et foi. L'analyse des m & eacute;caniques de jeu, des r & eacute;cits, et des r & eacute;appropriations communautaires (modding, blogs) r & eacute;v & egrave;le une sorcellerie en mutation, & agrave; la fois f & eacute;ministe, collective et r & eacute;flexive. La magie num & eacute;rique appara & icirc;t ainsi comme un langage social, un rituel postmoderne et un miroir des contradictions entre rationalit & eacute;, croyance et contr & ocirc;le.
WitchTok describes a subsection of the social media platform TikTok dedicated to users and content related to Witchcraft. Though a range of topics and discourses circulate within WitchTok, this article focuses on a particular phenomenon: posts related to hexes and curses. Through critical thematic analysis of videos, captions, and comments, this article explores the content of spells, their intended purposes, and other ideas regarding magic which circulate. I argue that WitchTok reveals the ethics of magic which users collaboratively construct. The presence and promotion of hexes among modern Pagans and other magical practitioners provides a deeper understanding into the ways in which magic is understood, as well as the instances when harming others (or defending oneself) is considered acceptable. More broadly, discourses around hexes on WitchTok offer a case study to understand how religious and ethical norms are constructed on digital platforms.
Christian nationalism (CN) has emerged as a significant concept in discussions concerning politics and religion in the United States. While the relevance of the concept has been much discussed in American sociology of religion, its applicability to other contexts remains unexplored. We aim to address this gap by examining the transferability of CN to European contexts. Using a representative survey from Finland, we refine the measurement proposed in the American discussions of CN. We explore the relationship between CN and attitudes towards religious pluralism and show that while CN cannot be applied to the Finnish context unmodified, it nonetheless has explanatory value. We identify two forms of CN: state and identity-oriented CN (SICN), and culturally diffuse CN (CDCN). CDCN is associated with positive attitudes towards religious diversity, whereas SICN correlates with negative attitudes towards non-Christians. We argue that in European contexts, CN takes at least these two forms. Le nationalisme chr & eacute;tien est devenu un concept cl & eacute; dans les d & eacute;bats sur la relation entre religion et politique aux & Eacute;tats-Unis, mais son applicabilit & eacute; & agrave; d'autres contextes reste peu & eacute;tudi & eacute;e. Cette recherche explore sa transf & eacute;rabilit & eacute; en Europe & agrave; travers une enqu & ecirc;te repr & eacute;sentative men & eacute;e en Finlande. Nous avons adapt & eacute; les mesures am & eacute;ricaines du nationalisme chr & eacute;tien et avons analys & eacute; leur lien avec les attitudes envers le pluralisme religieux. Nos r & eacute;sultats r & eacute;v & egrave;lent deux formes distinctes de nationalisme: le nationalisme chr & eacute;tien orient & eacute; vers l'& Eacute;tat et l'identit & eacute; (SICN), associ & eacute; & agrave; des attitudes n & eacute;gatives envers les non-chr & eacute;tiens, et le nationalisme chr & eacute;tien culturellement diffus, li & eacute; & agrave; une ouverture & agrave; la diversit & eacute; religieuse. Bien que le nationalisme chr & eacute;tien ne puisse & ecirc;tre transpos & eacute; tel quel au contexte finlandais, il conserve une valeur explicative. Nous soutenons qu'en Europe, le nationalisme chr & eacute;tien se manifeste au moins sous ces deux formes.
Religious music is one of the most interesting elements of Buddhist culture, which clearly reflects the traces of previous cultural interactions, trends, and points of disagreement. This study aims to analyze the current trends in modern Buddhist choral music in China, focusing on recent sociopolitical changes that have occurred in this country. According to the results, the Chinese Buddhist community still demonstrates polarized opinions about borrowing foreign elements in Buddhist music. The study provides valuable material for further analysis of religious and cultural development in Chinese society. The findings can serve as a basis for identifying potential conflict points and finding solutions to them, as well as promoting interethnic and intercultural dialogue. La musique religieuse est l'un des & eacute;l & eacute;ments les plus int & eacute;ressants de la culture bouddhiste, qui refl & egrave;te clairement les traces des interactions culturelles, des tendances et des points de d & eacute;saccord ant & eacute;rieurs. Cette & eacute;tude vise & agrave; analyser les tendances actuelles de la musique chorale bouddhiste moderne en Chine, en se concentrant sur les changements sociopolitiques r & eacute;cents qui se sont produits dans ce pays. Selon les r & eacute;sultats, la communaut & eacute; bouddhiste chinoise continue de faire preuve d'opinions polaris & eacute;es sur l'emprunt d'& eacute;l & eacute;ments & eacute;trangers dans la musique bouddhiste. Cette & eacute;tude fournit des informations pr & eacute;cieuses pour une analyse plus approfondie du d & eacute;veloppement religieux et culturel de la soci & eacute;t & eacute; chinoise. Ses conclusions peuvent servir de base pour identifier les points de conflit potentiels et trouver des solutions, ainsi que pour promouvoir le dialogue interethnique et interculturel.
