[csaa-forum] Book Announcement: Digital Culture and Religion in Asia (Routledge, 2015)

[Sam Han]

**apologies for x-posting**


Digital Culture and Religion in Asia (Routledge, 2015)

By Sam Han, Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir

Series: Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series

About the Book

This book critically analyses the functions and interconnectedness between religion and digital media in a range of East Asian countries. It discusses both how religious organizations make use of new technologies, and also explores how new technologies are reshaping religion in novel and interesting ways. Based on extensive research, the book focuses in particular on Christianity in South Korea, Neo-Shintoism in Japan, Falun Gong in China and Islam in Southeast Asia. Offering a comparative perspective on a broad range of media practices including video gaming, virtual worship, social networking and online testimonials, the book also investigates the idea that use of technology in itself mirrors religious practices. With an analysis of the impact of religion and new technology on national consciousness in a range of geographical locations, the authors offer a broadening of the scope of the study of religion, culture and media.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Understanding Digital Culture and Religion in/of Asia 1. Digital Christianity in Korea: Practical Affects and Additive Religion 2. Religion as moral infrastructure: The practice of neo-Shintoism in Japan 3. Religion as propaganda: The Falun Gong’s Info-War 4. New Media Islam in Southeast Asia 5. Hyper-Real Religions in Asia: Beyond popular culture and popular religion 6. Religion for Millennials: The Prospect of Religious Life and Identity in the New Asian Century 7. In lieu of a conclusion

About the Authors

Sam Han is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore and Adjunct Research Fellow at the Hawke Research Institute of the University of South Australia.

Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

More info: https://www.routledge.com/products/9780415521857 <https://www.routledge.com/products/9780415521857>







Sam HAN 
Assistant Professor of Sociology 
School of Humanities & Social Sciences  
Nanyang Technological University <http://www.ntu.edu.sg/> 
Office: HSS-05-47, 14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637332 
Tel: (65) 6316 8744 GMT+8h 

Adjunct Research Fellow
Hawke Research Institute
University of South Australia

Email: hansam at ntu.edu.sg <mailto:hansam at ntu.edu.sg> 
Web: sam-han.org <http://sam-han.org/>

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Digital Culture and Religion in Asia (Routledge, 2015) <https://www.routledge.com/products/9780415521857> by Sam Han and Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir 


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