Religion, Hypermobility and Digital Media in Global Asia: Faith, Flows and Fellowship (1) (Media, Culture and Communication in Migrant Societies)

Synopsis

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.

Copyright:

2020

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Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

258 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781040791479

Related ISBNs:

9781040785492, 9789463728935, 9781003702580, 9781041185147

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

10/01/25

Copyrighted By:

The authors / Taylor & Francis Group

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Catherine Gomes

Edited by:

Lily Kong

Edited by:

Orlando Woods