ABSTRACT
This edited volume discusses mediatized religion in Asia, examining the intensity and variety of constructions and processes related to digital media and religion in Asia today. Individual chapters present case studies from various regions and religious traditions in Asia, critically discussing the data collected in light of current mediatization theories. By directing the study to the geographical, cultural and religious contexts specific to Asia, it also provides new material for the theoretical discussion of the pros and cons of the concept mediatization, among other things interrogating whether this concept is useful in non-’Western’ contexts."
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|15 pages
Mediatized Religion in Asia
part 1|2 pages
East Asia
chapter 3|14 pages
Religious Mediatization with Chinese Characteristics
part 2|2 pages
Southeast Asia
chapter 5|20 pages
Facebook and the Mediatization of Religion
chapter 7|14 pages
Church Digital Applications and the Communicative Meso-Micro Interplay
part 3|2 pages
South Asia
chapter 9|23 pages
Digitalizing Tibet
part 4|2 pages
West Asia
chapter 10|27 pages
Being Religious through Social Networks
chapter 11|18 pages
Understanding Jewish Digital Media in Israel
part 5|2 pages
Critical Reflection