Jacobsen / Myrvold Religion and Technology in India

Spaces, Practices and Authorities
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-351-20477-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge South Asian Religion Series

This book explores intersections between religion and technology in India, at the present and in the recent colonial past, and how various forms of techno-religious intersections transform and open up for new religious practices, discourses, communities, and institutions. Starting from a broad definition of technology, technological innovations have at different times in history included the introduction of new machines and media in a broader sense, such as the invention of writing, printing technology, and new means of transportation and communication, and more lately the internet which have facilitated new spaces of religion, transformed religious practices, and created social change and new power structures of authority. Contributions by experts in their area of study deal with Hindu, Sikh and Jain religious traditions in India from the late colonial era to the contemporary times.

The book will be of interest to academics studying modern and contemporary India and South Asia, and especially the role of religion and technology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacobsen, Knut A.

Myrvold, Kristina

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, Knut A. Jacobsen and Kristina Myrvold

1. Vishwakarma: God of Technology, Kirin Narayan and Kenneth M. George

2. Saffron Glasses: Indian Nationalism and the Enchantment of Technology, Robert M. Geraci

3. Visualizing Sikh Warriors, Royalties, and Rebels: Photography in Colonial Punjab, Kristina Myrvold

4. From the Great Goddess to Everywoman: Western Naturalism and the Durga murti in West Bengal, Moumita Sen

5. Indian TV Soaps and Gender Roles: Hindu Widows in Historical Texts and Contemporary TV Serials, Xenia Zeiler

6. Modern Technology and Its Impact on Religious Performances in Rural Himachal Pradesh: Personal Remembrances and Observations, Brigitte Luchesi

7. Pilgrimage Rituals and Technological Change: Alterations in the Shraddha Ritual at Kapilashram in the Town of Siddhpur in Gujarat, Knut A. Jacobsen

8. Changing Hindutva by Technology: A Case Study of Hindutva Abhiyan and the Use of Social Media

Hindol Sengupta

9. Promoting Punjabi Deras’ Ideologies Online: A Case of Dera Sacha Sauda, Anna Bochkovskaya

10. Digital Derasars in Diaspora: A Critical Examination of Jain Ritual Online, Tine Vekemans and Iris Vandevelde

Über Autor(innen)

Knut A. Jacobsen is Professor in the history of religions at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Kristina Myrvold is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Linnaeus University, Sweden.