Digital Humanities and Buddhism - (Introductions to Digital Humanities - Religion) by Daniel Veidlinger (Paperback)

About the Book

This volume provides an overview of Buddhism and the Digital Humanities that is suitable for scholars at all levels who are interested in how new technologies can assist in the study of Buddhism. It looks at broad theoretical and methodological issu

Book Synopsis

IDH Religion provides a series of short introductions to specific areas of study at the intersections of digital humanities and religion, offering an overview of current methodologies, techniques, tools, and projects as well as defining challenges and opportunities for further research. This volume explores DH and Buddhism in four sections: Theory and Method; Digital Conservation, Preservation and Archiving; Digital Analysis; Digital Resources. It covers themes such as language processing, digital libraries, online lexicography, and ethnographic methods.

Erratum: Unfortunately there is a mistake in the print version in the last paragraph of page 14. READ is an open-source software system developed by a team consisting of Stefan Baums at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Andrew Glass in Seattle, Ian McCrabb at the University of Sydney and Stephen White in Venice (https: //github.com/readsoftware/read).

About the Author

Daniel Veidlinger, California State University, Chico, CA, U.S.A.