Religion, hypermobility and digital media in global Asia: Faith, flows and fellowship
Publication Type
Edited Book
Publication Date
9-2020
Abstract
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.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Communication Technology and New Media | Critical and Cultural Studies
Research Areas
Humanities
First Page
1
Last Page
258
ISBN
9789048552108
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
City or Country
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
GOMES, Catherine; KONG, Lily; and WOODS, Orlando, "Religion, hypermobility and digital media in global Asia: Faith, flows and fellowship" (2020). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 3234.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3234
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3234