Illuminations Episode 3: Divine Technology
New Books in South Asian Studies
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How Technology Can Make Religion More Real
Tech innovations allow for the construction of larger deities that can see and be seen by more worshipers. Loud speakers on the roofs of temples amplify the sounds of Hindu verses beyond the temple walls. In this sense, certain modern advancements actually do the exact opposite of what many early sociologists predicted. The ways that people form and maintain relationships with the gods adapt and change.
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