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1 online resource |
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Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture |
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Routledge studies in religion and digital culture.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; 1 Introduction; PART I Methodological Considerations; 2 The Middle Way Method: A Buddhist-Informed Ethnography of the Virtual World of Second Life; 3 Between Network and Story: Analyzing Hyperlinks and Narratives on Websites about Tibet; 4 Toward a Typology and Mapping of the Buddhist Cyberspace; PART II Historical Approaches; 5 Online Peer-Reviewed Journals in Buddhism: The Birth of the Journals of Buddhist Ethics and Global Buddhism |
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6 A Virtual Bodhi Tree: Untangling the Cultural Context and Historical Genealogy of Digital BuddhismPART III Buddhism, Media, and Society; 7 The Madhyama Is the Message: Internet Affordance of Anatman and Pratitya Samutpada; 8 Buddhist Apps: Skillful Means or Dharma Dilution?; PART IV Case Studies; 9 Virtual Tibet: From Media Spectacle to Co-Located Sacred Space; 10 Our Virtual Materials: The Substance of Buddhist Holy Objects in a Virtual World; 11 American Cybersangha: Building a Community or Providing a Buddhist Bulletin Board?; 12 The Way of the Blogisattva: Buddhist Blogs on the Web |
| Summary |
"Buddhism, the Internet and Digital Media: The Pixel in the Lotus explores Buddhist practice and teachings in an increasingly networked and digital era. Contributors consider the ways Buddhism plays a role and is present in digital media through a variety of methods including concrete case studies, ethnographic research, and content analysis, as well as interviews with practitioners and cyber-communities. In addition to considering Buddhism in the context of technologies such as virtual worlds, social media, and mobile devices, authors ask how the Internet affects identity, authority and community, and what effect this might have on the development, proliferation, and perception of Buddhism in an online environment. Together, these essays make the case that studying contemporary online Buddhist practice can provide valuable insights into the shifting role religion plays in our constantly changing, mediated, hurried, and uncertain culture"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Based on presentations at a symposium about Buddhism and digital media at California State University, Chico in November 2011 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Buddhism -- Social aspects -- Congresses
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Internet -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism -- Congresses
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Digital media -- Congresses
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies.
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RELIGION -- Buddhism -- General (see also PHILOSOPHY -- Buddhist)
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RELIGION -- General.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Internet -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
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Buddhism -- Social aspects
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Digital media
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Buddhismus
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Neue Medien
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World Wide Web
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Grieve, Gregory P. (Gregory Price), 1964- editor.
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Veidlinger, Daniel M., editor
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| ISBN |
1317950348 |
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9781317950349 |
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9781315862989 |
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1315862980 |
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