Religion, Hypermobility and Digital Media in Global Asia : : Faith, Flows and Fellowship / / ed. by Orlando Woods, Catherine Gomes, Lily Kong.

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 com...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Media, Culture and Communication in Migrant Societies ; 1
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Physical Description:1 online resource (258 p.)
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Table of 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