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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.
List of contents
Contents: Preface; Part I: Introduction, Gwilym Beckerlegge; Jesus in history and film, Steve Moyise and Joanne Pearson; Hindu sacred images for the mass market, Gwilym Beckerlegge; Representing western Buddhism: a United Kingdom focus, Helen Waterhouse; Representing Islam: the 'Islamization' of Egyptian society 1970-2000, David Herbert; Computer-mediated religion: religion on the Internet at the turn of the 21st century, Gwilym Beckerlegge; The characterization of Jesus, William R. Telford; The embodiment of divinity in India, Joanne Punzo Waghorne; Popular street images, James J. Preston; The construction of the popular, Purnima Mankekar; Buddhism in Europe: past, present, prospects, Martin Baumann; Who is a Buddhist? Charting the landscape of Buddhist America, Jan Nattier; Dramatic reversals: political Islam and Egyptian television, Lila Abu-Lughod; 'Doubt and confusion': questions online, Gary R. Bunt; Index.
