Religion, hypermobility and digital media in global Asia : faith, flows and fellowship / edited by Catherine Gomes, Lily Kong and Orlando Woods.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gomes, Catherine Jean, editor.

Kong, Lily, editor.

Woods, Orlando, editor.

Series:

Media, culture and communication in migrant societies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital media--Religious aspects.

Digital media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource PDF, 258 pagina's, 2962699 bytes) : illustraties.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Digital media is changing the ways in which religion is practiced, understood, proselytised and countered. Religious institutions and leaders use digital media to engage with their congregations who now are not confined to single locations and physical structures. The faithful are part of online communities which allow them a space to worship and to find fellowship. Migrant and mobile subjects thus are able to be connected to their faith -- whether home grown or emerging -- wherever they may be, providing them with an anchor in unfamiliar physical and cultural surroundings. As Asia rises, mobilities associated with Asian populations have escalated. The notion of 'Global Asia' is a reflection of this increased mobility, where Asia includes not only Asian countries as sites of political independence, but also the transnational networks of Asian trans/migrants, and the diasporic settlements of Asian peoples all over the world. This collection features cutting edge research by scholars across disciplines seeking to understand the role and significance of religion among transnational mobile subjects in this age of digital media, and in particular, as experienced in Global Asia. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Section 1. Community Creation: The Role of Digital Media in Faith-Based Groups

1. The Creation of Digitally-Mediated Christian Migrant Communities in Singapore

2. The Blog as a Platform for Spiritual Heritaging and Family Reconciliation : A Case Study

3. Material Expressions of Religious Culture

Section 2. Connectivity Through Faith: Maintaining Transnational Connections Through Religion

4. This-worldly Buddhism: Digital Media and the Performance of Religiosity in China

5. Forging Chinese Christian Digital Fellowship : Social Media and Transnational Connectivity

Section 3. Preaching the Faith: The Rise of Digital Pastors and Preachers

6. The Global Appeal of Digital Pastors : A Comparative Case Study of Joseph Prince, and Brian and Bobbie Houston

7. The ‘Open Letter to the Evangelical Church’ and its Discontents : The Online Politics of Asian American Evangelicals, 2013-2016

8. Preacher Playlist: Reception and Curation of Celebrity Pastors in the Korean Diaspora

9. Virtual Rohingya: Ethno-Religious Populism in the Asia Pacific

Afterword

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-003-70258-9

90-485-6165-5

9781003702580

OCLC:

1204634833