Religion and Modern Technology: Role of Social Media in the Diminishing Religious Practices in Rural Areas of Gujrat

Abstract

Religion is playing pivotal role in everyday life of rural communities. The relationship between technology and religious decline is complex in rural sides. The easy access of social media is influencing rural community life rapidly. The basic aim of study is to find out how they are leaving religious practices and myths due to the intervention of social media. The researcher uses thematic analysis based on in-depth interviews from respondents. The study relies on purposive sampling.

Presenters

Shoaib Rasool
Lecturer, Sociology, Gujrat Law College, Punjab, Pakistan

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Religious Commonalities and Differences

KEYWORDS

ROLE, SOCIALMEDIA, RELIGIOUS, PRACTICES, DIMINISHING, RURAL, GUJRAT