Digital Humanities and Religions in Asia
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L.W.C. van Lit
About this book
In pre-modern religions in the geographical context of Asia we encounter unique scripts, number systems, calendars, and naming conventions. These can make Western-built technologies – even tools specifically developed for digital humanities – an ill fit to our needs. The present volume explores this struggle and the limitations and potential opportunities of applying a digital humanities approach to pre-modern Asian religions. The authors cover Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism and Shintoism with chapters categorized according to their focus on: 1) temples, 2) manuscripts, 3) texts, and 4) social media. Thus, the volume guides readers through specific methodologies and practical examples while also providing a critical reflection on the state of the field, pushing the interface between digital humanities and pre-modern Asian religions into new territory.
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments
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Contents
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The Digital Humanities and the History of Religion in Asia: An Introduction
1 - Temples
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BulgyoLoc, a Geographical Approach to Korean Buddhism: From the Three Kingdoms Period to Current Koreas through Korean Buddhist Temples
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Rock-Carved Buddhist Images on Mt. P’algong: An Exploration of the Utility of GIS Analysis in Art Historical Research
47 - Manuscripts
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DREAMSEA Digital Repository of Endangered and Affected Manuscripts in Southeast Asia. A Multiple Religious and Cultural Digitization Experience
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Getting Ready for the CV Revolution
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The (Hyper)Text of the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament: Digital and Online Environments — Their Impact on Considerations on the Text, Its Reconstruction, and Its History
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Digital Orientalism? Philology, Digital Methodologies, and Reflections on the Study of Primary Sources to North Indian Religions
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Peter Flügel The Jaina Prosopography Database: A New Tool for the Humanities
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Daoist Immortals as a Poetic Image in the Tang Dynasty: A Corpus Study
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Missiology in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities for the Study of Pre-Modern Christianity in Japan
205 - Social Media
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Gonojagoron Monchos of the 2013 Shahbag Protests in Bangladesh: “Religions” and Digital Media
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On Kami and Avatars: Social Media Literacy and Academics as Public Intellectuals
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Consuming Shinto, Feeding the Algorithm: Exploring the Impact of Social Media Software on Global Religious Aesthetic Formations
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Conclusion: Surprising Effects of the Digital Turn
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