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050		4	_aP96.H53 .D55 2017
082	0		_a070.4/492945
100	1		_aBalaji, Murali.
245	1	0	_aDigital Hinduism : _bDharma and Discourse in the Age of New Media.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aLanham : _bLexington Books/Fortress Academic, _c2017.
264		4	_c©2017.
300			_a1 online resource (209 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aExplorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical Series
505	0		_aCover -- Digital Hinduism -- Digital Hinduism -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- New Media And Religion -- Moving Toward A "new" Hinduism? -- Survey Of Chapters -- Transforming Dharmic Discourse? -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Part I -- CONSTRUCTING AN ONLINE HINDU IDENTITY AND COMMUNITY -- Chapter 1 -- The Significance of Non-Participatory Digital Religion -- Introduction -- Digital Religion And Digital Hinduism -- In Defense Of An Unfashionable Heuristic Tool: Online Religion/religion Online -- Methodology: The Prevalence Of Non-participatory Digital Hinduism -- The Saiva Siddhanta Church -- The Ssc And Its Online Presence -- The Ssc's Influence Within Hinduism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Cited Websites -- Chapter 2 -- The Formation of Online Religious Identities -- Introduction -- Current Trends In Virtual Communities And Identity Discourses -- An Adaptation Of Castells's Communication Theory As A Framework For Analyzing Religious Identity And Communication In Cyberspace -- A Case Study Of The Internethindu In India's Cyberspace -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 -- From Newsgroups to #Hashtags -- Religion And The Internet -- Findings And Analysis-alt.religion.hindu -- Support And Spewing: Arh -- Findings And Analysis: #hinduism -- Political-religious Discussion -- Sharing Controversy -- Spam -- Analysis And Interpretation -- Comparison Of News Group Vs #hashtag -- References -- Part II -- DIGITAL HINDUISM IN PRACTICE -- Chapter 4 -- Mirabai Sings on YouTube -- Understanding Mira Through Her Poetry -- Beyond The Written Word: Performance And Practice -- A Case Study -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Chapter 5 -- Creating Spaces for Progressive Voices in Hinduism -- Framing A Discursive Queer Hindu (cyber)space -- My Experience With Blogging -- The Relationship Between Religion And Sexuality.
505	8		_aBlogging About Religion -- Building An Online Forum For Discussion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Part III -- DIGITAL HINDU VOICES FROM THE DIASPORA -- Chapter 6 -- Dharma Deen Alliance -- Introduction -- Politicizing And Sensationalizing Religion Tensions -- What We Created-website, Fb, Twitter: Branching Out To Other Forms Of Social Media -- Spreading The Word -- Challenges To Our Website -- Conclusion: Global Support For Interfaith Work And Growing Community -- Note -- Works Cited -- Chapter 7 -- #Hinduphobia -- Introduction -- The Causal Flow Of Violence -- Bigotry And Hate Speech On The Internet -- Online Hate Directed At Hindus -- Hinduphobia As A Social Justice Issue -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 -- Digital Divide, Diasporic Identity, and a Spiritual Upgrade -- The Indo-fijians: An Old Diaspora -- How The Indian Diaspora Was Created -- Uniqueness Of The Indo-fijian Diaspora -- Indo-fijians In Politically Unstable Fiji -- Religion In Fiji -- Hinduism, Ethnic Politics, Coups, And The Creation Of Fijian-indian Diaspora -- Folk Hinduism Of Fiji -- Hinduism In Theory And Practice -- Digital Divide -- Methodology -- Data Collection -- Ethnography And Analysis -- Temples And Hinduism In Fiji On The Net -- Analysis -- Discussion And Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Chapter 9 -- Digitalizing the Diasporic Subaltern -- Theoretical Framework: Mediated Identities, Digitalizing Praxis -- Communicating Identities In Cyberspace: The Subaltern Speaks -- The Digital Diaspora Connects: Online Convergence And The (re) Birth Of Religious Identity -- Implications: Toward A Model Of Digital Diasporic Hindu Visibility -- Note -- Works Cited -- Conclusion -- New Discourses And Alternate Realities? -- Diversifying Or Homogenizing? -- Opportunities For Future Research -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors.
505	8		_aAbout The Editor -- About The Contributors.
520			_aDigital Hinduism examines how Hinduism is being defined, reformed, and rearticulated in the digital era and how these changes are impacting the way Hindus view their own religious identities.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aHinduism-Social aspects.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aChetty, Denzil.
700	1		_aEdwards, Sachi.
700	1		_aGrover, Ravi.
700	1		_aScheifinger, Heinz.
700	1		_aSelvan, K. S. Arul.
700	1		_aSubramanian, Lakshmi Chandrashekar.
700	1		_aUppal, Charu.
700	1		_aShikhandi.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aBalaji, Murali _tDigital Hinduism _dLanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic,c2017 _z9781498559171
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aExplorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5215385 _zClick to View
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