Mediating piety: technology and religion in contemporary Asia
Combining wide-ranging empirical investigations and sophisticated theoretical reflections, this book offers a comprehensive analysis on the interactions between religion and technology, thereby elucidating the complex relationships between spirituality, social and identity formation, sovereignty and...
| Published in: | Social sciences in Asia |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden [u.a.]
Brill
2009
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| In: |
Social sciences in Asia (26)
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| Series/Journal: | Social sciences in Asia
26 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Religion
/ Technical advancement
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion and science
B Technology ; Asia B Mass media Religious aspects B Asia ; Religion B Mass media ; Religious aspects B Conference program 2006 (Singapore) B Technology Religious aspects Christianity B Technology ; Religious aspects ; Christianity B Electronic books B Technology Asia B Asia Religion |
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| Summary: | Combining wide-ranging empirical investigations and sophisticated theoretical reflections, this book offers a comprehensive analysis on the interactions between religion and technology, thereby elucidating the complex relationships between spirituality, social and identity formation, sovereignty and power. Intro -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Chapter One Charismatic Technology (Francis Khek Gee) -- RELIGION IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGY -- Chapter Two Technologies, Religion and Social Mediation (Bryan S. Turner) -- Chapter Three The Fate of God in the Age of Technology (Anton Sevilla) -- TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION AND NATIONALISM -- Chapter Four A Message from Ashabirin: High Technology and Political Islam in Indonesia (Sulfikar Amir) -- Chapter Five Power Pointing Islam: Form and Spiritual Reform in Reformasi Indonesia (Daromir Rudnyckyj) -- MEDIATING PIETY -- Chapter Six A Spectacle of Worship: Technology, Modernity and the Rise of the Christian Megachurch (Joseph Nathan Cruz) -- Chapter Seven The "Short-waved Faith": Christian Broadcasting and Protestant Conversion of the Hmong in Vietnam (Ngo Thi Thanh Tam) -- 'NEW MEDIA', RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE, COMMUNITY -- Chapter Eight Shopping for God: Media and Religion in Singapore (Robin Chee Ming Feng and James Chen) -- Chapter Nine The New Face of Global Evangelism: Virtualizing Spiritual Experience (Jayeel Serrano Cornelio) -- Chapter Ten Religious Ecology on the Internet: A Case Study of Tibetan Buddhism (Low Yuen Wei) -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004178392 |