ISLAM IN THE DIGITAL AGE: E-Jihad, Online Fatwas and Cyber Islamic Environments - Brossura

Bunt, Gary R.

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ISBN 10: 0745320988 ISBN 13: 9780745320984

Casa editrice: Pluto Press, 2003

Riassunto

The Internet is very big in the Arab world. After Al-Jazeera, it is the second most important source of dissenting opinion. Literally, millions of people in the Muslim world rely on web-sites to get their information and fatwas. A whole new life of cyber Imams and a new culture is emerging through Internet programmes and will have a profound effect on Arab consciousness. This book documents all this and examines various sites and offers the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Internet on Islamic culture.Zia Sardar, author of Postmodernism and the Other and Why Do People Hate AmericaThe Internet is an increasingly important source of information for many people in the Muslim world. Many Muslims in majority and minority contexts rely on the Internet -- including websites and e-mail -- as a primary source of news, information and communication about Islam. As a result, a new media culture is emerging which is having a significant impact on areas of global Muslim consciousness. Post-September 11th, this phenomenon has grown more rapidly than ever.Gary R. Bunt provides a fascinating account of the issues at stake, identifying two radical new concepts: Firstly, the emergence of e-jihad ('Electronic Jihad') originating from diverse Muslim perspectives -- this is described in its many forms relating to the different definitions of 'jihad', including on-line activism (ranging from promoting militaristic activities to hacking, to co-ordinating peaceful protests) and Muslim expression post 9/11. Secondly, he discusses religious authority on the Internet -- including the concept of on-line fatwas and their influence in diverse settings, and the complexities of conflicting notions of religious authority.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Gary R. Bunt is a lecturer in the Department of Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter, United Kingdom. He has published two related books: Virtually Islamic: Computer-mediated Communication and Cyber Islamic Environments (Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 2000 and The Good Web Guide to World Religions (London: The Good Web Guide, 2001).

Contenuti:

Glossary 1 Introduction 2 'The Digital Sword'? and Defining 'E-Jihad' 3 Hacktivism, Hacking and Cracking in the Name of Islam 4 Cyber Islamic Reactions to 9-11: Mujahideen in Cyberspace 5 Cyber Islamic Reactions to 9-11: The ‘Inter-fada’ and Global E-jihad 6 Cyber-Islamic reactions to 9-11: Jihad for Peace 7 Islamic Decision Making and Advice Online 8 Sunni Religious Authority on the Internet I: Muslim Majority Contexts 9 Sunni Religious Authority on the Internet II: Muslim Minority Contexts 10 The Online Mujtahid: Islamic Diversity And Authority Online 11 Islam in the Digital Age 12 Bibliography Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pluto Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0745320988
• ISBN 13: 9780745320984
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 248