Buddhism, the Internet, and Digital Media: The Pixel in the Lotus
New York: Routledge, paperback ed. (2018), viii, 232 pp.
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture, 1
ISBN 978-1-138-54916-6 (pbk); 9781315862989 (ebook)
Other editions: hardcover ed. 2015
"Contributors consider the ways Buddhism plays a role and is present in digital media through a variety of methods including concrete case studies, ethnographic research, and content analysis, as well as interviews with practitioners and cyber-communities. In addition to considering Buddhism in the context of technologies such as virtual worlds, social media, and mobile devices, authors ask how the Internet affects identity, authority and community, and what effect this might have on the development, proliferation, and perception of Buddhism in an online environment." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction / Daniel Veidlinger, 1
I. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
2 The Middle Way Method: A Buddhist-Informed Ethnography of the Virtual World of Second Life / Gregory Price Grieve, 23
3 Between Network and Story: Analyzing Hyperlinks and Narratives on Websites about Tibet / Laura Osburn, 40
4 Toward a Typology and Mapping of the Buddhist Cyberspace / Lousie Connelly, 58
II. HISTORICAL APPROACHES
5 Online Peer-Reviewed Journals in Buddhism: The Birth of the Journals of Buddhist Ethics and Global Buddhism / Charles S. Prebish, 79
6 A Virtual Bodhi Tree: Untangling the Cultural Context and Historical Genealogy of Digital Buddhism / Gregory Price Grieve, 93
III. BUDDHISM, MEDIA, AND SOCIETY
7 The Madhyama Is the Message: Internet Affordance of Anatman and Pratitya Samutpada / Daniel Veidlinger, 117
8 Buddhist Apps: Skillful Means or Dharma Dilution? / Rachel Wagner and Christopher Accardo, 134
IV. CASE STUDIES
9 Virtual Tibet: From Media Spectacle to Co-Located Sacred Space / Christopher Helland, 155
10 Our Virtual Materials: The Substance of Buddhist Holy Objects in a Virtual World / Jessica Falcone, 173
11 American Cybersangha: Building a Community or Providing a Buddhist Bulletin Board? / Allison Ostrowski, 191
12 The Way of the Blogisattva: Buddhist Blogs on the Web / Beverley Foulks McGuire, 204
I. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
2 The Middle Way Method: A Buddhist-Informed Ethnography of the Virtual World of Second Life / Gregory Price Grieve, 23
3 Between Network and Story: Analyzing Hyperlinks and Narratives on Websites about Tibet / Laura Osburn, 40
4 Toward a Typology and Mapping of the Buddhist Cyberspace / Lousie Connelly, 58
II. HISTORICAL APPROACHES
5 Online Peer-Reviewed Journals in Buddhism: The Birth of the Journals of Buddhist Ethics and Global Buddhism / Charles S. Prebish, 79
6 A Virtual Bodhi Tree: Untangling the Cultural Context and Historical Genealogy of Digital Buddhism / Gregory Price Grieve, 93
III. BUDDHISM, MEDIA, AND SOCIETY
7 The Madhyama Is the Message: Internet Affordance of Anatman and Pratitya Samutpada / Daniel Veidlinger, 117
8 Buddhist Apps: Skillful Means or Dharma Dilution? / Rachel Wagner and Christopher Accardo, 134
IV. CASE STUDIES
9 Virtual Tibet: From Media Spectacle to Co-Located Sacred Space / Christopher Helland, 155
10 Our Virtual Materials: The Substance of Buddhist Holy Objects in a Virtual World / Jessica Falcone, 173
11 American Cybersangha: Building a Community or Providing a Buddhist Bulletin Board? / Allison Ostrowski, 191
12 The Way of the Blogisattva: Buddhist Blogs on the Web / Beverley Foulks McGuire, 204
