Religion tends to flourish when technological developments create
new possibilities for communication and representation, and
simultaneously change as a consequence of these developments. This
book explores intersections between religion and technology in
India, at the present and in the colonial past, and how various
forms of techno-religious intersections transform and open up for
new religious practices, discourses, communities, and institutions.
With focus on Indian contexts and religions, it discusses various
empirical and theoretical aspects of how technological innovations
create, alter, and negotiate religious spaces, practices and
authorities. The book provides rich and multifaceted empirical
examples of different ways in which technological practices relate
to meanings, ideas, and practices of religions. The
techno-religious intersections generate several questions about
authority and power, the politics and poetics of identity,
community and place, and how religious agency, information, and
experience are mediated, commodified, and adjusted to new demands
of societies. The chapters explore the Hindu, Jain, and Sikh
traditions in relation to new technological developments and media,
such as photography, new means of visualization, TV serials, mobile
phones, and online communication. The book will be of interest to
academics studying modern and contemporary India and South Asia,
and especially the role of religion and technology.
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