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Islam in the Digital Age: E-Jihad, Online Fatwas and Cyber Islamic Environments
Pluto Press, 2003 Paper: 978-0-7453-2098-4 | Cloth: 978-0-7453-2099-1 Library of Congress Classification BP40.5.B86 2003 Dewey Decimal Classification 297.0285
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
The 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. See other books on: Computer network resources | Digital Age | Fatwas | Islam | Jihad See other titles from Pluto Press |
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Islam in the Digital Age: E-Jihad, Online Fatwas and Cyber Islamic Environments
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
Pluto Press, 2003
Paper: 978-0-7453-2098-4
Cloth: 978-0-7453-2099-1
Paper: 978-0-7453-2098-4
Cloth: 978-0-7453-2099-1
The 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.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
