Temples of Modernity (eBook)

Nationalism, Hinduism, and Transhumanism in South Indian Science

Robert M. Geraci (Autor)

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2018
242 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-7775-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Geraci offers an investigation into the intersection of religion, science, and technology in scientific and engineering communities in India. Using historical and ethnographic methods, Geraci explores religion, science, and technology in politics, scientific uses of Hindu images and rituals, and Indian reflections on the future of humanity.

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Temples of Modernity uses ethnographic data to investigate the presence of religious ideas and practices in Indian science and engineering. Geraci shows 1) how the integration of religion, science and technology undergirds pre- and post-independence Indian nationalism, 2) that traditional icons and rituals remain relevant in elite scientific communities, and 3) that transhumanist ideas now percolate within Indian visions of science and technology. This work identifies the intersection of religion, science, and technology as a worldwide phenomenon and suggests that the study of such interactions should be enriched through attention to the real experiences of people across the globe.

Autor

Robert M. Geraci is professor of religious studies at Manhattan College.

Inhalt

Introduction1. Navigating Science and Technology in Bangalore2. Religious Science and the Building of a Nation3. Nationalism and the Political Enchantment of Technology4. Hindu Icons, Images, and Rituals in Scientific Spaces5. India’s Transhumanist Landscapes6. Reinventing Religion, Reimagining Science

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 12 Illustrations including: - 12 Black & White Illustrations.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Bangalore • Colonial science • Gandhi • Hinduism • Icon • India • Nehru • Performance theory • posthumanism • Religion • Religion and Science • Ritual • Science • Transhumanism
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-7775-X / 149857775X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-7775-5 / 9781498577755