The Mahishasur Movement Online: a Precarious Network of ‘Demon-Followers’
This article addresses the reframing of Hindu history, mythology and rituals in a WhatsApp group as part of a larger social movement called the ‘Mahishasur movement’ arising from a nation-wide controversy around a religio-political ritual. It addresses the mediatized controversy that led to the move...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2019
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Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-131 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Indigenous peoples
/ Precariat
/ Whatsapp
/ Mahiṣāsura
/ Political movement
/ Brahmanism
/ Criticism
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia ZC Politics in general ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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Hindu Nationalism
B subaltern politics B Hinduism B indigeniety B caste politics B social media activism B Religion And Politics B South Asia |
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