Hinduistisk gejstlig opfordrer Sony til at portrættere religion ordentligt i The Lost Legacy

Tekst: Magnus Groth-Andersen
Publiceret 2017-06-26

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy foregår i Indien, og dette medbringer selvfølgelig en hvis portrættering af indisk kultur og derigennem også Hinduismen. I den moderne verden kan det være svært at portrættere den slags uden at skabe kontroverser, og nu har Naughty Dog modtaget en opfordring fra en hinduistisk gejstlig om at fremvise Hinduismen med forsigtighed og præcision.

Rajan Zed, en profileret hinduistisk gejstlig der har en række prestigefyldte titler som præsident for Universal Society of Hinduism, Interfaith-ambassadør for Nevada Clergy Association og rådgiver for National Association of Interchurch & Interfaith, har udsendt en pressemeddelelse hvor han opfordrer Sony og udvikleren Naughty Dog til at vise hinduismen i spillet på en respektfuld facon.

"Concerned about trivialization; Hindus are urging Sony Corporation and its subsidiaries to depict Hindu deities, temples, traditions and concepts with respect and accuracy in video-game "Uncharted: The Lost Legacy"; when it is released on August 22.

This action-adventure video game is developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, both Sony subsidiaries, for the PlayStation 4. Set in India, it is centered around tusk of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh and Hinduism is reportedly going to play a pivotal role in the narrative while it explores Hindu temples and deities.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, hoped that the final product of this video-game would showcase the Hinduism concepts, traditions, objects and deities authentically; matching their characterization as portrayed in ancient Hindu scriptures instead of giving its own fantasized or re-imagined version."

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