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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.
This is the first study to bring space into conversation with
religious competition, conflict and violence in the contemporary
world. Lily Kong and Orlando Woods argue that because space is both
a medium and an outcome of religious activity, it is integral to
understanding processes of religious competition, conflict and
violence. The book explores how religious groups make claims to
both religious and secular spaces, and examines how such claims are
managed, negotiated and contested by the state and by other secular
and religious agencies. It also examines how globalisation has
given rise to new forms of religious competition, and how religious
groups strengthen themselves through the development of social
resilience, as well as contribute to resilient societies.
Throughout the book, case studies from around the world are used to
examine how religious competition and conflict intersect with
space. The case studies include topical issues such as competing
claims to the Temple Mount/Haram el-Sharif in Jerusalem, opposition
to the "Ground Zero mosque" in New York City, and the regulation of
religious conversion in India and Sri Lanka. By helping readers
develop new perspectives on how religion works in and through
space, Religion and Space: Competition, Conflict and Violence in
the Contemporary World is an innovative contribution to the study
of religion.
This is the first study to bring space into conversation with
religious competition, conflict and violence in the contemporary
world. Lily Kong and Orlando Woods argue that because space is both
a medium and an outcome of religious activity, it is integral to
understanding processes of religious competition, conflict and
violence. The book explores how religious groups make claims to
both religious and secular spaces, and examines how such claims are
managed, negotiated and contested by the state and by other secular
and religious agencies. It also examines how globalisation has
given rise to new forms of religious competition, and how religious
groups strengthen themselves through the development of social
resilience, as well as contribute to resilient societies.
Throughout the book, case studies from around the world are used to
examine how religious competition and conflict intersect with
space. The case studies include topical issues such as competing
claims to the Temple Mount/Haram el-Sharif in Jerusalem, opposition
to the "Ground Zero mosque" in New York City, and the regulation of
religious conversion in India and Sri Lanka. By helping readers
develop new perspectives on how religion works in and through
space, Religion and Space: Competition, Conflict and Violence in
the Contemporary World is an innovative contribution to the study
of religion.
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