[cjohnson318]

This sounds a lot like Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, in that they're a mash-up of (1) taking an ancient tradition literally and (2) a critique of capitalism and modern culture.

[strbean]

Throw in a bit of the movie Pi for good measure :)

[cjohnson318]

With The Bible Code in 1997, Pi in 1998, The Matrix in 1999, Waking Life in 2001, the turn of the century was a trip.