Digital Humanities and Religions in Asia : : An Introduction / / ed. by L.W.C. van Lit, James Harry Morris.

• HerausgeberIn: Morris, James Harry ,; van Lit, L.W.C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023]; 2024
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Introductions to Digital Humanities - Religion ; 3
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (VIII, 332 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; The Digital Humanities and the History of Religion in Asia: An Introduction --; Temples --; BulgyoLoc, a Geographical Approach to Korean Buddhism: From the Three Kingdoms Period to Current Koreas through Korean Buddhist Temples --; Rock-Carved Buddhist Images on Mt. P'algong: An Exploration of the Utility of GIS Analysis in Art Historical Research --; Manuscripts --; DREAMSEA Digital Repository of Endangered and Affected Manuscripts in Southeast Asia. A Multiple Religious and Cultural Digitization Experience --; Getting Ready for the CV Revolution --; The (Hyper)Text of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament: Digital and Online Environments - Their Impact on Considerations on the Text, Its Reconstruction, and Its History --; Digital Orientalism? Philology, Digital Methodologies, and Reflections on the Study of Primary Sources to North Indian Religions --; Texts --; Peter Flügel The Jaina Prosopography Database: A New Tool for the Humanities --; Daoist Immortals as a Poetic Image in the Tang Dynasty: A Corpus Study --; Missiology in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities for the Study of Pre-Modern Christianity in Japan --; Social Media --; Gonojagoron Monchos of the 2013 Shahbag Protests in Bangladesh: "Religions" and Digital Media --; On Kami and Avatars: Social Media Literacy and Academics as Public Intellectuals --; Consuming Shinto, Feeding the Algorithm: Exploring the Impact of Social Media Software on Global Religious Aesthetic Formations --; Conclusion: Surprising Effects of the Digital Turn --; Subject index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110747607
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110747607
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by L.W.C. van Lit, James Harry Morris.

In pre-modern religions in the geographical context of Asia we encounter unique scripts, number systems, calendars, and naming conventions. These can make Western-built technologies - even tools specifically developed for digital humanities - an ill fit to our needs. The present volume explores this struggle and the limitations and potential opportunities of applying a digital humanities approach to pre-modern Asian religions. The authors cover Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism and Shintoism with chapters categorized according to their focus on: 1) temples, 2) manuscripts, 3) texts, and 4) social media. Thus, the volume guides readers through specific methodologies and practical examples while also providing a critical reflection on the state of the field, pushing the interface between digital humanities and pre-modern Asian religions into new territory.