ABSTRACT
Digital Religion does not simply refer to religion as it is carried out online, but more broadly studies how digital media interrelate with religious practice and belief. This collection explores Digital Hinduism and consequentially studies how Hinduism is expressed in the digital sphere and how Hindus utilise digital media.
Highlighting digital Hinduism and including case studies with foci on India, Asia and the global Hindu diaspora, this book features contributions from an interdisciplinary and international panel of academics. The chapters focus on specific case studies, which in summary exemplify the wide variety and diversity of what constitutes Digital Hinduism today.
Applying methods and research questions from various disciplinary backgrounds appropriate to the study of religion and digital culture, such as Religious Studies, South Asian Studies, Anthropology and Media and Communication Studies, this book is vital reading for any scholar interested in the relationship between religion and the digital world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction
part 1|1 pages
Who belongs? Identity and finding one’s place
chapter 3|17 pages
Automatic rituals and inadvertent audiences
part 2|1 pages
Who defines? Authority and appropriation
chapter 7|17 pages
Sāṃkhyayoga and the Internet
part 3|1 pages
Who debates? Contest and negotiation
chapter 10|21 pages
Taming Hindu Śakta Tantra on the Internet
chapter 11|23 pages
New media and spiritualism in India
part 4|12 pages
Critical reflection