Gary R. Bunt

Islam in the Digital Age

E-Jihad, Online Fatwas and Cyber Islamic Environments

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Produktbeschreibung

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 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.

Produktdetails

• Critical Studies on Islam
• Verlag: Pluto Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9780745320984
• ISBN-10: 0745320988
• Artikelnr.: 22039639

Autorenporträt

Gary R. Bunt is Professor of Islamic Studies at University of Wales. He is the author of Virtually Islamic (University of Wales Press, 2000), The Good Web Guide to World Religions (The Good Web Guide, 2001) and Islam in the Digital Age (Pluto Press, 2003).