God in the machine : the Ganesh yourself experiment / Emmanuel Grimaud.
| Author/creator | Grimaud, Emmanuel author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Berghahn, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xxxvii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Ethnography, theory, experiment ; Ethnography, theory, experiment ; v. 12. |
| Abstract | "A teleoperated robot roaming in the streets of Mumbai enables anyone to put oneself in the place of the Hindu god Ganesha and have a conversation. Initially conceived as an anthropological experiment, the machine was launched in 2014 and became a collective, political and metaphysical experience. Can a machine make a good divine interface? Likewise, what might be the virtues of hacking a god to understand our relation to machines? The Ganesh Yourself experiment is not only a fascinating exercise in anthropology by design, the first of this kind, but it also leads to a radical deconstruction of religion, politics and technology, opening unthinkable possibilities"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Grimaud, Emmanuel God in the machine 1 New York : Berghahn Books, 2026 9781836955283 |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781836955290 |
| LCCN | 2026006065 |
| ISBN | 9781836955276 |
| ISBN | 1836955278 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | Adobe electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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