Virtual Krishna: Online Journeys in North Indian Vaishnavism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781476684765)

What does a sacred journey entail? A click, a mouse, bright screens and a keypad are not often considered ritual tools, yet across the globe, Hindu movements are embracing worship in the online space. This book explores the digital and physical lives of Vaishnava devotees as they adapt their spaces and practices.

As the first book to examine in depth the Vaishnava traditions' sacred journeys online and how the traditions are adapting to new media, from print to AI, it looks at the integration of physical and virtual worlds and the ways in which Pushtimarg and ISKCON devotees can seamlessly find religious experience related to Krishna in both realms. The text traces how gods, "things," and people move to find each other, in potentially transformative ways.