Religion and Technology in India

Knut A. Jacobsen is professor in the study of religions at the University of Bergen, Norway. His research focuses on Yoga, Sāṃkhya, and Hindu conceptions and rituals of space and time. He is the editor in chief of the six volumes Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2009-2015). His most recent book published by Routledge is Yoga in Modern Hinduism: Hariharānanda Āraṇya and Sāṃkhyayoga (2018).Kristina Myrvold is Associate Professor of the study of religions at Linnaeus University, Sweden. Her research interests focus on Sikh practices, migration, scriptures, and print history in Punjab. She has published numerous articles and edited several books on India and the Sikhs and currently works on project on religious miniature scriptures.

• Introduction, Knut A. Jacobsen and Kristina Myrvold 1. Vishwakarma: God of Technology, Kirin Narayan and Kenneth M. George 2. Saffron Glasses: Indian Nationalism and the Enchantment of Technology, Robert M. Geraci 3. Visualizing Sikh Warriors, Royalties, and Rebels: Photography in Colonial Punjab, Kristina Myrvold 4. From the Great Goddess to Everywoman: Western Naturalism and the Durga murti in West Bengal, Moumita Sen 5. Indian TV Soaps and Gender Roles: Hindu Widows in Historical Texts and Contemporary TV Serials, Xenia Zeiler 6. Modern Technology and Its Impact on Religious Performances in Rural Himachal Pradesh: Personal Remembrances and Observations, Brigitte Luchesi 7. Pilgrimage Rituals and Technological Change: Alterations in the Shraddha Ritual at Kapilashram in the Town of Siddhpur in Gujarat, Knut A. Jacobsen 8. Changing Hindutva by Technology: A Case Study of Hindutva Abhiyan and the Use of Social Media, Hindol Sengupta 9. Promoting Punjabi Deras’ Ideologies Online: A Case of Dera Sacha Sauda, Anna Bochkovskaya 10. Digital Derasars in Diaspora: A Critical Examination of Jain Ritual Online, Tine Vekemans and Iris Vandevelde

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