Worship and the virus in Hindu India

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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Autor principal:	Kathinka Frøystad
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Donner Institute 2021
Materias:	Ritual innovation polarization digital religion Hindu nationalism Corona Devi Coronasur Philosophy. Psychology. Religion B Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-2790 Religion (General) BL1-50
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/3ccfd02856da49d1bdbd98c3558e381b
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3ccfd02856da49d1bdbd98c3558e381b2021-11-29T16:00:07ZWorship and the virus in Hindu India10.30664/ar.1076711799-3121https://doaj.org/article/3ccfd02856da49d1bdbd98c3558e381b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journal.fi/ar/article/view/107671https://doaj.org/toc/1799-3121The 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. Kathinka FrøystadDonner InstitutearticleRitual innovationpolarizationdigital religionHindu nationalismCorona DeviCoronasurPhilosophy. Psychology. ReligionBReligions. Mythology. RationalismBL1-2790Religion (General)BL1-50ENApproaching Religion, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2021)
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description	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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Worship and the virus in Hindu India

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