This title was first published in 2001: From Sacred Text to
Internet addresses two key issues affecting the global spread of
religion: first, the impact of new media on the ways in which
religious traditions present their messages, and second, the global
relocation of religions in novel geographical and social settings.
The book offers extended studies of Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism and a wide-ranging survey chapter that refers to the
presence on the Internet of many of the world's most influential
religions. The chapters explore the relationship between scholarly
reconstructions of the life of Jesus and representations of Jesus
in contemporary popular cultures; the production and use of sacred
images for the Hindu mass market; how Buddhism is represented and
spread in the West; the Islamization of Egypt, its causes and
influences; and the uses to which the Internet is put by religions
as well as how information technology has influenced the future
shape of religion. The five textbooks and Reader that make up the
Religion Today Open University/Ashgate series are: o From Sacred
Text to Internet o Religion and Social Transformations o
Perspectives on Civil Religion o Global Religious Movements in
Regional Context o Belief Beyond Boundaries o Religion Today: A
Reader
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