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Research Articles / Article

The Mythotechnic Leadership Afterlife

Digital Animism, Synthetic Ancestors, and the Reconstruction of Authority

Abstract

A conceptual article explaining how technological reconstruction can transform posthumous presence into present authority. It introduces Digital Animism, Synthetic Ancestor, Algorithmic Ancestry, Numinous Infrastructure, Archival Resurrection, and the reconstructed authority relation.

Author
Francisco M. Martinez
Publication date
2026
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.21452071
Research program
Leadership, Institutions, and Organizational Systems
Version of record
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