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1 online resource (366 pages) |
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Routledge Revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE -- Chapter 1 Jesus in history and film -- Chapter 2 Hindu sacred images for the mass market -- Chapter 3 Representing western Buddhism: a United Kingdom focus -- Chapter 4 Representing Islam: the â#x80;#x98;Islamizationâ#x80;#x99; of Egyptian society 1970-2000 -- Chapter 5 Computer-mediated religion: religion on the Internet at the turn of the twenty-first century -- PART TWO -- The characterization of Jesus -- The embodiment of divinity in India |
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Popular street imagesBuddhism in Europe: past, present, prospects -- Dramatic reversals: political Islam and Egyptian television -- Acknowledgements |
| Summary |
"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"--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Religions.
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Religionand politics
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Religionand social problems
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Religion -- ComparativeReligion
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religions (belief systems, cultures)
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Religions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351805612 |
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1351805614 |
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