Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 576 g
Reihe: Contemporary Buddhism
Communication, Technology, and the Evolution of Buddhist Ideas
Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 576 g
Reihe: Contemporary Buddhism
ISBN: 978-0-8248-7340-0
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
From Indra’s Net to Internet incorporates historical research as well as data collected using computer-based analysis of user-generated web content to demonstrate that robust communication networks, which allow for relatively easy contact among a variety of people, support a de-centered understanding of the self, greater compassion for others, an appreciation of interdependence, a universal outlook, and a reduction in emphasis on the efficacy of ritual—all of which lie at the heart of the Buddha’s teachings. The book’s interdisciplinary approach should appeal to those interested in not only Buddhism, media studies and history, but also computer science, cognitive science, and cultural evolution.
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- Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus