Hinduism in the Information Age

• 영문명: Hinduism, Science of Religion, Cyber Religion
• 발행기관: 서강대학교 생명문화연구소
• 저자명: James Ponniah
• 간행물 정보: 『생명연구』제18집, 186~212쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.12.30

영문 초록

This article endeavors to explore the alterations that have taken place in one of the oldest religions of the world, namely, Hinduism, as a result of its encounter with the latest scientific development, albeit, computer‐mediated communication (CMC). It deals with how, a modern Hindu perceives, in this situation, not a conflict between her/his religion and scientific developments, but an opportune domain of new prospects of interaction between the two. By tapping the resources of CMC, the modern Hindus have innovatively and creatively invented new possibilities such as online religious communities, alternative social and religious space that defies and destablishes the exclusivistic logic of varnashrama dharma ideology, new forms of democratization of religious knowledge. These developments, on the hand generate new philosophical and epistemological dilemmas for the Hindu religious practitioners and, on the other hand, enable the Hindus transcend and redefine the human, limitations experienced by them in the global civil society such as spatial distance, caste‐discrimination and gender‐roles, thereby turning technological advancements into timely opportunities for exploring new human capabilities.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Religions in the Digital Age

Ⅲ. Nature of Communication through Cyberspace

Ⅳ. Can on-line religious communities be truly religious?

Ⅴ. Alternative Social and Religious Space

Ⅵ. New Forms of Democratisation of Religious Knowledge in the Information Age.

Ⅶ. Digital Epistemologies and Classical Hinduism

Ⅷ. A Part, Yet Apart: Hindu Diaspora and CMC

Ⅸ. Globalization, Gender Role of Hindu Women and CMC

Ⅹ. Conclusion

키워드

Alternative Religious Space Democratization of Religious Knowledge Hindu Diaspora Varnashrama system and Globalization