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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Series Editor’s Preface vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: Media Theory and the Study of Buddhism 1
  6. CHAPTER TWO. Wheeling and Dealing: Transportation, Communication, and Axial Age Religion 32
  7. CHAPTER THREE. Discourse and the Buddha: Trade, Urbanization, and Communication in Ancient India 71
  8. CHAPTER FOUR. The Information Superhighway of Old: Buddhism along the Silk Road 102
  9. CHAPTER FIVE. Electrifying Indra’s Net: How the Internet Shapes the Reception of Buddhist Ideas 135
  10. CHAPTER SIX. Self, Selfies, and Selflessness in Cyberspace 178
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN. Thus Have I Clicked: Quantitative Data and Survey Results for Buddhism Online 199
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT. Conclusion: Computer-Mediated Communication and the Future of Buddhist Ideas 220
  13. Notes 231
  14. References 247
  15. Index 265
  16. About the Author 275
From Indra’s Net to Internet
This chapter is in the book From Indra’s Net to Internet
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824876289-014

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Series Editor’s Preface vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: Media Theory and the Study of Buddhism 1
  6. CHAPTER TWO. Wheeling and Dealing: Transportation, Communication, and Axial Age Religion 32
  7. CHAPTER THREE. Discourse and the Buddha: Trade, Urbanization, and Communication in Ancient India 71
  8. CHAPTER FOUR. The Information Superhighway of Old: Buddhism along the Silk Road 102
  9. CHAPTER FIVE. Electrifying Indra’s Net: How the Internet Shapes the Reception of Buddhist Ideas 135
  10. CHAPTER SIX. Self, Selfies, and Selflessness in Cyberspace 178
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN. Thus Have I Clicked: Quantitative Data and Survey Results for Buddhism Online 199
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT. Conclusion: Computer-Mediated Communication and the Future of Buddhist Ideas 220
  13. Notes 231
  14. References 247
  15. Index 265
  16. About the Author 275
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