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THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE IN HINDUISM
THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBALISATION ON CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
Conflict exists between the continuity desired by fundamentalist Hindus and the change pursued by those who embrace the western values and lifestyles that are a consequence of globalisation and technological change.
The introduction of new technologies such as satellite TV and the Internet have allowed western ideals to encroach on the conservative values of Hinduism, whereby long entrenched cultural values are being challenged as acculturation
brings Hindu societies into contact with different attitudes and ideologies.
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