Worship and the virus in Hindu India: Contested innovation, polarization, uneven digital acceleration
The religious responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hindu India were manifold and, at times, publicly contested, which raises the question of which societal differences became visible and were augmented as the pandemic unfolded. Based on observations mainly from the first coronavirus wave in 2020, t...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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2021
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Approaching religion
Année: 2021, Volume: 11, Numéro: 2, Pages: 5-22 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Inde
/ Hindouisme
/ Covid-19
/ Pandémie
/ Rituel
/ Innovation
/ Polarisation
/ Numérisation
/ Histoire 2020-2021
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions AG Vie religieuse BK Hindouisme KBM Asie TK Époque contemporaine ZG Sociologie des médias; médias numériques; Sciences de l'information et de la communication |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Corona jihad
B Kali B Polarization B Hindu Nationalism B Ramayana B Lockdown B Coronasur B pandemic curfew B Covid-19 B ritual innovation B Digital Religion B Corona Devi |
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| Résumé: | The religious responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hindu India were manifold and, at times, publicly contested, which raises the question of which societal differences became visible and were augmented as the pandemic unfolded. Based on observations mainly from the first coronavirus wave in 2020, this article argues that the limited religious innovation that ensued gave rise to a lively public debate that revealed marked differences within the Hindu community, that the pandemic offered new possibilities for affirming Hindu identities while othering Muslims, and that it accelerated the transition to online religious services in prominent temples while pausing the activities in others, thus augmenting a marked digital divide that may well outlast the pandemic. Pandemic religious changes notwithstanding, the article concludes that most of the changes were ephemeral and produced minor jolts rather than major transformations. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-3121 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Approaching religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30664/ar.107671 |