Roots, Routes, and Routers
Social and Digital Dynamics in the Jain Diaspora
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3348980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tine Vekemans (0000-0002-3029-2812, Ghent University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 252 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel10040252 |
| OpenAlex | W2925958675 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 24 |
In the past three decades, Jains living in diaspora have been instrumental in the digital boom of Jainism-related websites, social media accounts, and mobile applications. Arguably, the increased availability and pervasive use of different kinds of digital media impacts how individuals deal with their roots; for example, it allows for greater contact with family and friends, but also with religious figures, back in India. It also impacts upon routes-for example, it provides new ways for individual Jains to find each other, organize, coordinate, and put down roots in their current country of residence. Using extensive corpora of Jainism-related websites and mobile applications (2013-2018), as well as ethnographic data derived from participant observation, interviews, and focus groups conducted in the United States, United Kingdom, and Belgian Jain communities (2014-2017), this article examines patterns of use of digital media for social and religious purposes by Jain individuals and investigates media strategies adopted by Jain diasporic organizations. It attempts to explain commonalities and differences in digital engagement across different geographic locations by looking at differences in migration history and the layout of the local Jain communities
Diaspora · Digital media · Ethnography · Media studies · Residence · Social media · Sociology · World Wide Web · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Computer Science · Demography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Media, Religion, Digital Communication
The Jains
Rethinking the concept of diaspora
Transnationalism
Can The Tail Wag The Dog
Landscapes of diasporic religious belonging in the edge-city
New ties, old ties and lost ties
Religion, ethnicity, and citizenship
Equal Representation by Search Engines? A Comparison of Websites across Countries and Domains
Diaspora on the Electronic Frontier
Gujarati Asians in East Africa, 1880–2000
Organizing Jainism in India and England
Hinduism and cyberspace
Introduction
Migrants' New Transnational Habitus
Introduction
The diaspora of a diaspora
The connected migrant
The Internet
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |